State v. Asbell

1. Circumstantialevidence, conviction sustained. Marion Asbell was convicted upon a charge of the murder of his wife at their home in Labette County on January 29, 1896, and from the judgment of conviction he appeals. They were married nearly two years before the death of Mrs. Asbell, and during that time had resided upon a farm which was situated about four miles from Chetopa. Each of them had been previously married, and by the first marriage the wife had two children living at the time of her death, named Maggie Whitehouse, about 17 years old, and Carson Whitehouse, whose age was about 15…