Commonwealth v. Bryson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 278, Jan. T., 1923, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T., Huntingdon Co., Sept. T., 1922, on verdict of guilty of murder of the second degree, in case of Commonwealth v. Herbert J. Bryson. Indictment for murder. Before Bailey, P. J. Tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court states tbe facts. Verdict of guilty of murder of tbe second degree upon which sentence was passed.
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Appeal, No. 278, Jan. T., 1923, by defendant, from judgment of O. & T., Huntingdon Co., Sept. T., 1922, on verdict of guilty of murder of the second degree, in case of Commonwealth v. Herbert J. Bryson. Indictment for murder. Before Bailey, P. J. Tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court states tbe facts. Verdict of guilty of murder of tbe second degree upon which sentence was passed. Errors assigned were various rulings and instructions, sufficiently appearing by tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court, quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,
Appellant, Herbert J. Bryson, was convicted of murder of the second degree, for killing Helen Irene Bryson, or Helen Irene Haines, on April 8, 1922.
The undisputed testimony showed that, for some time prior to the homicide, accused and deceased, though not married, had been living together as man and wife. Early in the evening of the fatal day, defendant, who was a practicing physician, telephoned Dr. Hutchison at Huntingdon, eighteen miles distant, requesting him to come to Cassville and attend Mrs. Bryson, who, he said, had been shot through the…
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