State v. Rounds

On June 20, 1930, the respondent and one Allen Thompson engaged in a fist fight at the entrance to the barn on the home premises of the respondent in Jericho. The blows struck by respondent caused severe injuries to Thompson’s face, including the fracture of the left jaw and the fracture of several other facial bones. The next day Thompson was taken to the Fanny Allen Hospital in Winooski for treatment, and he remained there until he died on July 16, 1930; Early in the morning of July 15, Thompson was found lying upon the floor of his room in the hospital, and later the same day discovery was…