State v. Merlo
Oregon Supreme Court
From Washington: George E. Bagley, Judge. Department 2. The defendant, Eosa E. Merlo, was indicted for the crime of murder in the second degree for the killing of her husband, Joseph Merlo. She was tried and convicted of manslaughter, and from the judgment of ‘sentence appeals.
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From Washington: George E. Bagley, Judge. Department 2. The defendant, Eosa E. Merlo, was indicted for the crime of murder in the second degree for the killing of her husband, Joseph Merlo. She was tried and convicted of manslaughter, and from the judgment of ‘sentence appeals. The testimony of the plaintiff consisted of evidence tending to show the death of the victim, its cause, the nature of the wounds, the range of the bullet and description of the condition of the premises, of the various threats on the part of the defendant to take the life of her'husband, statements of the defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtBean, J.
In the examination of thq witnesses for the state, it appears some evidence crept into the record tending to show that at times defendant was in the habit of using intoxicating liquor. Louis Merlo, a witness for the state, being interrogated as to Quarrels between the decedent and the defendant, was asked through an interpreter and answered as follows:
“Ask him what they quarreled about?”
Ans. “Every time Bosie drank there was quarrels.”
Ques. “Every time Bosie drank there was quarreling?”
Ans. “Yes, sir.”
"When Letizia Partipillo, a witness for the state, was testifying and was being…
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