State v. Dietz

W. R. ■ Ilower was murdered by means of poison administered to him by his wife. The defendant was indicted and convicted on the theory that he was an accessory before the fact. Anna L. ITower, the widow of the deceased, had been convicted prior to the trial in this case, and she testified as a witness for the state, on the trial of the defendant, that he procured the poison, and advised her to give it to the deceased; and the only question we are required to determine is whether she was sufficiently corroborated by evidence which tends to connect the defendant with the commission of the…