Fyffe v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Reversing.

The tragic death of Ida Mason is clothed in mystery. For it her first cousin, Matther Fyffe, has been convicted of murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life. He appeals to this court for a reversal of the judgment upon the ground that the evidence fails to establish either the corpus delicti or his connection in any way with the death. j

U. S. Highway No. 60 parallels the C. & O. Railroad between Morehead and Ashland. About two miles east of Morehead, at a place called Rodburn, State Highway No. 32 leads off to the south to Sandy Hook…