Aszman v. State

The grand jury of Marion county presented, in an indictment duly returned into the criminal court, that Edward Aszman, on a day named, did feloniously, purposely, and with premeditated malice, kill and murder Bertha Elff, a human being. The defendant pleaded generally, “ not guilty,” and specially in writing, that he was of unsound mind when the offence was committed. He was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to, suffer death.

The homicide occurred on the evening of August 24th, 1889. There was evidence tending to show that the accused came from Chicago, where he had been at…