Ford v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Reversing.

Defendants, Frank' Ford and Washington King, were jointly indicted for the crime of horse stealing. On a separate trial, Ford was found guilty and his punishment fixed at eight years’ confinement in the penitentiary. He appeals.

*127The facts are as follows: Ford, who is a negro and a resident of New Jersey, is a chauffeur hy trade. During the latter part of the summer of 1916 he came to Bowling Green from Memphis and, being out of employment, entered the service of Mrs. Fannie Thomas as a farm hand. Mrs. Thomas and her two sons,…