The People v. Buzan

Herbert F. Buzan was indicted in the circuit court of Clay county for the crime of manslaughter. A jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to the penitentiary. He prosecutes this writ of error.

The plaintiff in error, on July 14, 1931, was about sixty-five years of age and resided in the city of Flora in Clay county. He held commissions as a police officer of the city and as a special deputy sheriff of the county. He was also emplo)red by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company as a private agent to keep trespassers from boarding or riding on trains carrying merchandise. His hours of…