Jones v. Commonwealth

Cardwell, J.,

delivered the- opinion of the court.

John Jones was indicted in the Circuit Court of Clark county for burning in the night time the dwelling house and two frame outhouses, the property of Olay Carr. Upon this indictment he was tried, found not guilty of burning the dwelling house, but guilty of burning the two frame outhouses, and sentenced to a term of nine years in the penitentiary.

A number of exceptions were taken by the prisoner at the trial to the rulings of the court, but upon the view of the case taken by this court we deem it only necessary to consider whether the evidence…