People v. . Greenwall
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the Court of Sessions m and for the county of Kings, entered May 27, 1887, upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of murder in the first degree. The facts so far as material are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtEabl, J.
The defendant was indicted for the murder of Lyman S. Weeks, in the city of Brooklyn, on the 15th day of March, 1887. He was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree, and has brought this appeal directly to this court under chapter 493 of the Laws of 1887.
It is undisputed that Mr. Weeks was killed by a pistol shot fired by some person who had burglariously entered his house in the night-time. There was no witness who saw or heard the shot fired or was able to testify that the defendant was the person who fired it, of that he was present in the house of Mr. Weeks on the night of the…
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