Bass v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Fulton—

Affirming.

Thomas Bass, a negro, appeals from a sentence of death following Ms conviction of the murder of John Brown. Grounds urged for reversal are:(1) Error in failing to reqMre the jury to decide whether a confession of the accused was obtained by duress or by plying with questions.(2) Improper argument by the attorney for the commonwealth and(3) Error in failing to instruct on the whole law of the case.

John Brown, the deceased, a 60 year old negro, rented a house in Louisville and subrented rooms. The appellant, a soldier stationed at Bowman…