Tillman v. Commonwealth

Spencer Tillman, fifty-seven years old, a member of the. Negro race, was found guilty by a jury of murder in the second degree for the killing of his wife, Estelle Tillman, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for five years. To review the judgment entered on that verdict the present writ of error has been allowed.

The couple had been married since 1938 and lived at 308 Cumberland street, in the city of Norfolk. The house has two stories. On the first floor is a front room, which was occupied by Carrie Scott, the foster mother of the deceased, a dining room, and a…