Commonwealth v. Gibbons
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 76, April T., 1897, by defendants, from judgment and sentence of O. T., Greene County, April T., 1896, No. 2, on verdict of guilty. Indictment for procuring abortion. Before Crawford, P. J. The facts sufficiently appear from the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 76, April T., 1897, by defendants, from judgment and sentence of O. T., Greene County, April T., 1896, No. 2, on verdict of guilty. Indictment for procuring abortion. Before Crawford, P. J. The facts sufficiently appear from the opinion of the Superior Court. Errors assigned were, inter alia, (1) admission of evidence on behalf of the commonwealth, of Mrs. McMasters, a midwife, touching the stains on clothing of prosecutrix washed by witness, and permitting witness to state her opinion that prosecutrix was in the family way; (2-9, 11). The defense having introduced evidence as to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
The defendants were convicted of procuring an abortion on the body of one Myrtle Waters, and fourteen assignments of error are urged for our consideration on this appeal.
The first refers to receiving in evidence the opinion of one Mrs. McMasters as to what produced the condition of certain soiled clothing which she had washed. This witness testified she had been present as nurse at over one hundred cases of childbirth; had seen Myrtle Waters prior to her illness and from her appearance judged she was in the family way far enough to show it; had washed a bedquilt and other…
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