Begley v. Commonwealth

*31Opinion op the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

Defendant, Brown Begley, was indicted for the murder of Jesse Barger. A jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter and he was given an indeterminate sentence of from two to twenty-one years in the penitentiary. From the judgment of conviction he appeals.

The homicide took place under the following circumstances: Defendant, John Deaton and Jesse and Henry Barger were pitching horseshoes near a storehouse belonging to John Deaton. Defendant and Henry Barger were partners, while Deaton and Jesse Barger were partners.' At the…