State v. Allen
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fremont District Court. The defendant ivas tried and convicted of the murder of John Long. He was sentenced to'the penitentiary for life, and now aqtpeals to this court for a reversal of the judgment against him.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
I. John Long and his wife, Elizabeth Long, resided on their farm in Fremont county. They were advanced in years; their children had grown up and left them for homes of their own. The record before us does not disclose the age of John Long. It appears that his wife is sixty-seven years old. Sometime in the summer or fall of 1878 the defendant took up his residence with Long and wife under an arrangement by which he was to cultivate the farm for the ensuing year. Afterwards a written lease was made and signed by the parties.
About four o’clock on the morning of January 15, 1879, Elizabeth Long…
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