Commonwealth v. Wasson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 24, April T., 1910, by defendants, from judgment of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Feb. T., 1909, No. 136, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. J. C. Wasson. Indictment for conspiracy.
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Appeal, No. 24, April T., 1910, by defendants, from judgment of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Feb. T., 1909, No. 136, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. J. C. Wasson. Indictment for conspiracy. Before Frazer, P. J. At the trial the following motions were made: Mr. Burleigh: Before the challenging begins in this case, if the court please, the defendants object to any jurors who were impaneled and sworn in the case of Commonwealth against William W. Ramsey or the case of the Commonwealth against John F. Klein, for the reason that they of necessity have an opinion in this case and could not…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
The defendants in the indictment involved in this appeal were John F. Klein, William Brand, J. C. Wasson and W. W. Ramsey. The first three were convicted and Ramsey was acquitted. The first count of the indictment charged a conspiracy to cheat and defraud the city of Pittsburg out of its *46money, goods, chattels and other property, and “to do other dishonest, malicious and unlawful acts to. the prejudice of the city of Pittsburg,” contrary to the form, etc. The second count charged a conspiracy to cheat and defraud the city of Pittsburg and to do certain acts, involving…
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