New York County Courts May 15, 1908 (People v. Rochester Railway & Light Co.)

Barhite, J.

The defendant was indicted by the grand jury for the crime of manslaughter iu the second degree, it *348being alleged that one Ernie Oppemheimer was killed by the culpable negligence of the defendant, the particulars of the charge being, that a water heater was installed in the home of the deceased by the defendant, and that a proper vent to the open air from the heater for the escape