Takarske v. State

The defendant, Jacob Takarske, was charged in the district court of Coal county with the crime of murder; was tried, convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentenced to serve 15 years in the State Penitentiary, and has appealed.

No question as to the sufficiency of the evidence has been raised, but a short statement of the facts should be given as an aid in the consideration of the issues which are presented.

The defendant, his wife, and the deceased, Anthony Antausic, were all of Polish descent. Although the defendant had been in this country for 40 years, he could speak only…