Commonwealth v. Krause

Citations

• 193 Pa. 306
• 44 A. 454
• 1899 Pa. LEXIS 1120

Syllabus

<p>Qriminal law—Murder— Evidence.</p> <p>A verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree will be sustained where the evidence shows that the prisoner had been angry with the deceased because she refused to marry him; that he armed himself with a revolver, called the girl from the house, and fired five shots, the first, third and fifth of which were aimed at and struck her, inflicting mortal wounds, the other two being directed at persons who had interfered for her protection.</p> <p>On the trial of an indictment for murder a letter dated January 31,1898, but which the contents showed was written on January 31, 1899, a month only before the murder, is competent to prove the state of the prisoner’s mind toward the deceased at the latter date.</p>