Hendrickson v. People
New York Supreme Court
The prisoner had been convicted at the Oyer and Terminer in Albany county of the murder of his wife, and brought a writ of error to this court. The questions decided are fully-stated in the opinion of the court-
1Opinion of the Court 1
By the Court,
Harris, J. —
On the evening subsequent to the death of his wife, the defendant was sworn- and examined as a witness before the Coroner’s inquest. Upon such examination be gave an account of the circumstances attending the death, after which, upon being asked when he had been in Albany, he answered that it was two weeks ago the last Saturday. Upon being asked whether he had not been there since, he, answering, as if correcting himself, said he had been in Albany a week ago the last Saturday. He was again- asked whether • he had not been in Albany still later than that, and he…
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