Baker v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Hobson

Reversing.

Allen Baker is a country merchant in Knox county. His store was broken open and $300.00 in money was stolen. He got busy and arrested Crit Jones and Matt ■Shelton, whom he took to the nearest magistrate, and one of them confessed to the breaking and told Baker in a general way where they had hid the money. The magistrate committed them to some officers to take to the county seat. Baker remained there and some time later started home. His road home passed the place where he had been told the money was hidden. He was accompanied by Arthur…