Commonwealth v. Troup

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

Jacob Troup, the defendant, was convicted of murder of the first degree, the jury fixing his punishment at life imprisonment. . Sentence followed the refusal of a new trial, whereupon the record was removed to this court on appeal, and we are asked to reverse because of several trial errors assigned. A brief statement of the facts involved is necessary to an understanding of the legal objections raised.

From the record it appears that one Albert Toomey first charged Curtis Lehr with the larceny of two calves, and an investigation led .to his admission of the theft,…