People v. Eldridge
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County and from an order denying, a new trial. E. E. Gaddis, Judge presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLorigan, J.
During an outbreak which occurred on July 27, 1903, among a number of the convicts in the state •prison at Folsom, inaugurated with a view of effecting their' escape, and in which the defendant participated, W. L. Cotter, one of the prison guards, was stabbed and killed by a. convict named Andy Myers. Some of the convicts engaged in the outbreak succeeded in escaping from prison, the defendant among them. A year subsequently he was recaptured at Seattle, Washington, brought back to this state, tried for the murder of Cotter, convicted, and sentenced to be hanged. He appeals from the judgment…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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