Commonwealth v. Webb
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 246, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of O. T. Allegheny Co., May Sessions, 1915, No. 24, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree in case of Commonwealth v. Henry J. H. Webb. Indictment for murder. Before Swearingen, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree on which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 246, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of O. T. Allegheny Co., May Sessions, 1915, No. 24, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree in case of Commonwealth v. Henry J. H. Webb. Indictment for murder. Before Swearingen, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree on which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various instructions to the jury and the ruling on evidence referred to in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Defendant was indicted for the murder of his wife. They were married in June, 1914, and lived harmoniously together in the City of Pittsburgh until the quarrel which resulted in the death of his wife. On Saturday evening, February 20, 1915, when defendant returned home from his work, according to his testimony, his wife complained of the amount of money she was receiving from him and demanded a greater sum. Defendant offered her two dollars, saying that amount was all he had received that evening from his employer, and left the house, returning about midnight,…
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