Beach v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Willis

— -Affirming.

Two gentlemen of Verona were spending a Sunday afternoon riding about in an automobile, and imbibing intoxicating liquor. They invited Homer Beach to join them and the invitation was accepted. The three men continued to ride and to imbibe until the happening of the tragic events that furnished the occasion for the present prosecution. The automobile was owned and driven by James Creech, and the third man in the party was Orville Speagle. Late in the afternoon Creech was found in his car by the side of the Violet road between Verona and…