Moore v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Willis

Affirming.

Anna Eslick, a colored woman, lived in a rooming house at 657 South Twelfth street, Louisville, Ky. On December 8, 1926, her lifeless body was found locked in her room. The only means of access was through a window. A broken beer bottle with a jagged end was found upon the floor of the room. The woman’s body was still warm, the right side of her face was badly cut, the right eye destroyed, the nose broken, the skull fractured, and many cuts and bruises on the forearms. The room and contents were spattered with blood and brains. Death had been…