Commonwealth v. Biron
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Indictment for the murder of Jane McGIaughlin. It appeared in evidence, on the trial, that Hugh McGIaughlin, the husband of the deceased, rented from the prisoner, a part of the house in which she lived; that on the 10th of June 1792, while it rained hard, a noise was heard at the house, and the deceased was attempting to get in ; that she said, “ You whore, let me come in and the prisoner said, “ You whore, you shan’t;” that the deceased appeared to be then in liquor,…
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Indictment for the murder of Jane McGIaughlin. It appeared in evidence, on the trial, that Hugh McGIaughlin, the husband of the deceased, rented from the prisoner, a part of the house in which she lived; that on the 10th of June 1792, while it rained hard, a noise was heard at the house, and the deceased was attempting to get in ; that she said, “ You whore, let me come in and the prisoner said, “ You whore, you shan’t;” that the deceased appeared to be then in liquor, though by all accounts, she was a very quiet woman ; that the prisoner opened the door, and she and the deceased began to…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
— The circumstances present to the consideration of the jury, a case of atrocious manslaughter ; but in our opinion, no more.
Verdict, guilty of manslaughter, but not guilty of murder, (a)
The indictment was tried in a court of oyer and terminer, in Philadelphia count} on the 19th of November 1792.
2Cited by1 opinion
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