Kasparoff

By information duly filed the defendant was accused of three offenses to wit, the crime of burning insured property with intent to defraud an insurance company, the crime of - attempt to commit murder by attempting to kill and murder one Satinig Kasparoff, and the crime of attempt to commit murder by attempting to kill and murder one Katrina Kasparoff. It was alleged that these three offenses were connected together in their commission. By verdict of the jury, the defendant was acquitted on the two charges of attempt to commit murder and was convicted on the first count, that is to say, of the crime of burning insured property. Having been duly sentenced, he appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

Appellant contends that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the verdict of conviction, and particularly that the corpus delicti was not proven. The fire occurred on the night of December 26, 1926. The house was owned by the defendant and was occupied by defendant with his wife and children, together with Satinig Kasparoff and her daughter Katrina. Satinig was the widow of defendant's deceased brother. The mother and daughter occupied a room…