Christie v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

J. H. Christie was convicted of aiding and abetting Dan MeChord in the malicious shooting of Willie Vessells with intent to kill him, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for one year. He appeals.

In the afternoon of July 25, 1919, Dan MeChord, who had been repairing an automobile belonging to Christie, went with Christie to the„garage of Lewis & Drye in Lebanon, to purchase a horn for the machine. After purchasing the horn, MeChord and Christie returned to the garage of Fugazzi, where MeChord had been repairing the machine, for…