Grammer v. State

In the district court for Howard county, Alson B. Cole and Allen Vincent Grammer, defendants, were charged in a single information with murder in the first degree, Cole as principal and Grammer as accessary before the fact. The state’s case may be summarized as follows: Lulu Vogt, a widow having considerable means, was the mother-in-law of Grammer, who was prompted by a desire for an inheritance from her to his wife. He planned the murder and agreed to give Cole $500 for committing it. During the night of July 5, 1917, Cole, pursuant to a previous understanding with Grammer, went to the home…