Commonwealth v. Biddle
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 125, Oct. T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T., Allegheny Co., March T., 1901, No. 28, on verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree in case of Commonwealth v. John Biddle, alias John Wright. Indictment for murder.
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Appeal, No. 125, Oct. T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T., Allegheny Co., March T., 1901, No. 28, on verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree in case of Commonwealth v. John Biddle, alias John Wright. Indictment for murder. Before Sharer, J. The circumstances of the crime are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. ,Mrrors assigned were as follows: 1. In permitting Walter Dorman to be arraigned and enter his plea of guilty in open court in the presence of the jury before which John Biddle was to be tried separately for the murder of Thomas D. Kahney. 2. In permitting…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Dean,
The appellants, John Biddle, Edward Biddle and Walter Dorman, were charged jointly with the murder of Thomas D. Kahney, a resident of Pittsburg. Dorman entered a plea of guilty; the two Biddles pleaded not guilty and demanded a severance in trial which was allowed. Both were convicted of murder, of the first degree, and sentenced accordingly We have now before us the appeal of John Biddle with the accompanying record and typewritten evidence.
It appears from the evidence and the admissions of Dorman, that all three were professional burglars In January, 1901, all,…
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