Conard v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Drury, Commissioner

Affirming.

Robert Conard bas brought us a record containing a death sentence imposed upon him for the murder of Dixie Hill. This homicide occurred under these circumstances: Both Conard and Hill were colored men, who lived in a suburb of Jenkins. Conard worked for the B. & O. S. W. Railway Company. Hill ran a grocery and sold goods to Conard on credit. They made frequent settlements. On February 8, Conard told Hill that he was unable to pay in full at that time, as he had drawn but little money on the previous pay day, but would pay him $5.00 then and…