Williams v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Stanley—

Affirming.

The law is exacting the life of appellant,- Lloyd Williams, colored, under a verdict of a jury finding him guilty of murder and fixing his penalty at death, as authorized by section 1149 of the Statutes.

The facts are these: About 11 o’clock on Sunday night, January 8, 19128, IT, R. Porter the manager of a gasoline filling station, was walking home on Chestnut street, in Louisville. A negro man asked him where he was going, and he responded, “Up the street a little way.” The negro then said: “I will walk along with you,” to which Mr. Porter…