Eaton v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Drury," Commissioner—

Affirming.

In a drunken, brawl on Sunday, October 2, 1927, Clarence Eaton slew his erstwhile friend, Daniel Gray, and upon his trial, under an indictment f or mtirder, he was found guilty of manslaughter, and his punishment fixed at five years ’ confinement in the penitentiary.

This homicide occurred at a mining camp in Bell county that is known by the name of Both. According to the evidence of Mrs. Odie Gray, the widow of the slain man, Eaton saw her in this camp about 3 or 4 o’clock that afternoon. He was drunk, cursing, staggering, and was asking…