Chaplin v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Miller

Reversing.

'The appellant, Charles Chaplin, was indicted by .the grand jury of Wayne county for the murder of Weller-ford Gilbert. Upon the trial, Chaplin was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of eighteen years; and from a judgment upon the verdict he appeals.

The facts which preceded and accompanied the murder are as follows: On March 10, 1910, Chaplin was at work at Owen’s still house, some two miles from his home; and while he was eating his lunch, Gilbert, John W. Bell and Jordon Bell went to the still house. Shortly…