Commonwealth v. Welch

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

A recital of the revolting details of this crime is quite unnecessary. Defendant was found guilty of murder of the first degree and the penalty was fixed as death. In compliance with the mandate of the Act of February 15, 1870, P. L. 15, section 2, we have read the entire record and have found to be present all of the ingredients necessary to sustain the jury’s finding.

The only criticism of the trial made by appellant’s counsel is that the charge of the court took away from the jury its right or privilege to bring in a verdict of second degree murder. Three…