Egbert v. State

In a prosecution by the state in the district court for Adams county, Charles L. Egbert, defendant, was convicted of murder in the second degree, and for that felony was sentenced to serve a term of 15 years in the penitentiary. Charles R. Gordon, the son-in-law of defendant, was the victim of the homicide. As plaintiff in error, defendant presents for review the record of his conviction.

Defendant was a practicing physician residing at Hastings. His family consisted of himself, his wife, one daughter, and Charles R. Gordon, the daughter’s husband, and Mary Mitchell, a sister of defendant’s…