Commonwealth v. Rhey

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

Defendants Hobart Rhey, Albert Pryel and Joseph Frank were convicted of embracery and of conspiracy to commit embracery on indictments ordered by the court after an investigation of a grand jury. Thomas Clougherty and Thomas Mulkearn, the other two defendants, were acquitted by direction of the court. All defendants were tried together on both charges.

Hobart Rhey, Beulah B. Pryel, wife of Albert Pryel and others had been charged with violations of the election laws at the Primary Election of 1937 in the Borough of Homestead. Mrs. Pryel was the judge of election and all of…