Lewis v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Willis —

Affirming.

Arthur Lewis and Roosevelt Frazier were jointly indicted for stealing chickens of a value greater than $2, the property of Kate Coleman. Upon his separate trial Lewis was found guilty and his punishment fixed at confinement for one year in the penitentiary. He has prosecuted an appeal, relying upon several reasons for a reversal of the judgment.

A colored woman named Kate Coleman kept some chickens on her premises in Bowling Q-reen, Ky. She discovered that five fowls were missing and reported the fact to police headquarters. Two officers proceeded…