State v. Lynch

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff in error was indicted by the grand jury of Bergen county for the murder of one Frank Brannon, committed in an attempt to rob the American Bailway Express Company, Brannon being an employe of that corporation. The' trial resulted in a conviction.

Briefly, the important facts contained in the evidence submitted on the part of the state are as follows: A man named Palmer was employed by the express company at its Hackensack office as cashier. The superintendent of that office was one Talmadge. The only other employe…