Henderson v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Quin

Affirming.

S. H. Jones was brought before a justice of the peace of Ballard county, accused of the crime condemned by section 1158, Kentucky Statutes; he waived examination and was held to the grand jury. He employed appellant, an attorney, to- defend him. Seeking to secure a dismissal of his client and prevent any civil proceedings *233growing out of the matter, appellant, with the assistance of a local physician, held two or three conferences with a man by the name of Bennett, whose daughter was involved in said prosecution, and as a result of such negotiations…