Commonwealth Ex Rel. Simon v. Maroney

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

• During the month of May, 1942, the community in Pittsburgh known as Overbrook was terrorized by sudden appearances and equally rapid disappearances of a person wearing a blue hood who sprang upon women and girls with obvious larcenous and libidinous intent.

On June 2, 1942, the police seized an eighteen-year youth who answered to the description given by the victims of the hooded assailant. It turned out to be John Simon, the appellant in this case. The telltale hóód was found on his person. Police investigation, plus investigation by victims pointed quite…