Brown v. Commonwealth

*314Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Sampson

Reversing.

Appellant, William Brown, was indicted and convicted in the Union circuit court of the crime of wilful murder committed by killing one Tom Adkins by shooting him with a pistol. Both appellant and deceased were colored men. The homicide occurred in August, 1922. Appellant was indicted at the November term and the case continued to March term, 1923. On the calling of the case for trial appellant announced not ready, giving as his reason the absence of Pete Anderson, a witness, a colored boy, confined in the State Reformatory at Green-dale.…