Jarvis v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Hobson, Commissioner—

Affirming.

Jess Jarvis was indicted in the Bell circuit court for the murder of Wadley Lee. Upon the trial of the case, he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and his punishment was fixed at' two years and one day imprisonment. He appeals.

The facts shown by the commonwealth are these: Mrs. Ida Webb lived with her step daughter-in-law, Martha Webb, in a small cabin, 16 feet square, on the side of a mountain. There were two beds in the cabin and a chair between the two beds. At the other end of the cabin was a bench. Mrs. Webb and Martha left…