Commonwealth v. Hessler

Citations

• 39 Pa. Super. 115
• 1909 Pa. Super. LEXIS 447

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Concealment of birth of bastard child — Evidence.</p> <p>On an indictment against a woman for concealing the birth of a bastard child, a conviction will be sustained where the evidence shows that the prisoner wrapped the child in paper and placed it in a suit case with clothing, that she succeeded in concealing the body in this way for two days after the birth, that she intended to carry the child away and bury it, and did not disclose where it was, until the doctor threatened to call in an officer.</p>