Commonwealth v. Crittenton

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Kephabt,

Appellant was indicted for the murder of M[ary L. Ginder, stewardess of Haverford College. He had been a dishwasher at the College for a number of years, and was dismissed by Mrs. Ginder on December 15, 1935, for reporting to work in an intoxicated condition. For a week he brooded over his dismissal, spending most of his time in speakeasies, taprooms and pool parlors. On December 23, 1935, he procured a double-barrelled shotgun from the closet of a lodger in his home, wrapped it in a curtain, tying a Christmas card on it to avert suspicion, placed twelve…