Petty v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

William; Rogers Clay, Commmissioner

Reversing.

Porter Petty was convicted of manslaugliter and prosecutes this appeal to obtain a reversal of the judgment.

The facts are as follows: Petty, who is a negro about 22 years of age, was employed as janitor at the St. James-apartment house in the city of Bowling Green, and occupied a room in the basement. He and Dave Duncan, another negro, who lived about a block and a half away, were rivals for the affections of Mary West. Mary spent, the night preceding the homicide with Petty in his room in the basement of the apartment house.…