People v. Myer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, John Myer, from a judgment, of the Supreme Court, rendered against him on the 27th day of May, 1914, convicting him of the crime of arson in the second degree, also from an order entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Seneca on the same day overruling the amended demurrer interposed to the indictment, and also from an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial and in arrest of judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
Kruse, P. J. :
The defendant was convicted of the crime of arson in the second degree upon an indictment accusing him of setting on fire a certain building, in the town of Lodi, Seneca county. A part of the building was occupied as a clothing store, known as the Freudenheim store, and another part as a public library. *297The fire was communicated from this building to other buildings, including certain dwelling houses.
There are five counts in the indictment, three of which charge arson in the first degree, and two arson in the second degree. A demurrer to the indictment was interposed, setting…
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