State v. Elftman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

Defendant was convicted of murder of his wife, and appeals.

About 11:30 o’clock on the night of bfovember 3, 1920, the dead body of. Mrs. Elftman was found by the stone steps at the east door of the kitchen of the Elftman home. The back of her head had been crushed, there were two wounds on the left side of the head, a bruise on the nose, a bruise on the left arm, and there was much blood about the place .where her head was lying. The family consisted of husband and wife, three sons, and a daughter. Durward was eighteen years old, Ruth and…