Johnson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Franklin Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Miller
Affirming.
Humbert Crutcber and tbe appellant, Maria Johnson, colored persons living in Frankfort, were jointly indicted for the murder of William Johnson, the husband of Maria. They were tried, separately and both were convicted ; Crutcher receiving a term of 21 years and Maria a term of five years in the penitentiary. She appeals.
William and Maria were married in 1902, and got along as man and wife fairly well until Humbert Crutcher began paying attention to Maria, which resulted in an illicit intimacy between them. Becoming jealous, William Johnson left…
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