State v. Capawanna

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Flannagan, J.

This is an application for release on bail on the return of a writ of habeas corpus. The defendants are charged with murder and held without bail.

The state produces testimony tending to establish the following as facts:

• On the morning of July 30th-31st, last, at about six-ten o’clock, the dead body of Mrs. Agnes Wickham, known as the “nurse,” was found in West Orange on the side of St. Cloud avenue, about one-half a mile north of Northfield road. The police were notified, and Dr. Brien, the deputy county physician, was called and he…