Commonwealth v. Ricci

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Stern,

On the night of January 26, 1933, a man entered a house of prostitution in Philadelphia, shot and killed the proprietress, shot and killed one of the inmates, Susan Eicci, shot and wounded another, shot and killed a police officer, Frederick Dolan, and then made his escape.

Who was the man? That was the vital question arising from the tragedy. Defendant, Albert Eicci, the husband of Susan Eicci, was arrested four years later and charged with being the guilty person. He was tried for the killing of Dolan, and convicted of murder in the second degree. He appeals to…