Commonwealth v. Wilson

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Benjamin It. Jones,

Midmorning on July 4, 1955, a maid found in a room in the Adelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, the dead body of Lulubell Bossman, a widow 76 years of age and a longtime resident of that hotel. Mrs. Bossman’s arms and legs were bound with 2 inch adhesive tape and stockings and her mouth gagged; her death was due to strangulation at the hands of some person or persons and the time of death fixed at approximately 6-7 p.m. Sunday, July 3, 1955. There was evidence of attempted robbery; open handbags were present in the room, a bureau drawer was; open and clothes…