Jones v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Dietzman

Reversing.

Appellant was convicted of tlie crime of arson, as defined by section 1167 of tbe Kentucky Statutes, and sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary. He .appeals.

Tbe indictment charges him with the offense of arson committed by the burning by him of “the dwelling house of Iona Jones Watkins, which dwelling house was unoccupied at the time as a residence.”

The facts are these: Mrs. Watkins has for a number of years been the owner of a farm upon which there was and is a dwelling-surrounded by the usual outbuildings of a farm. For the sake of…