Graves v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

'Affirming.

Taking part in this sordid tragedy presented now to the court for review, were the appellant, his friend Robert Jones an employee of the Taylors, Illa B. Taylor, wife of the victim, and her son Charles P. Smith. Appellant on trial for enacting his part was given a death sentence.

C. W. Taylor and his wife lived at North Limestone street in Lexington, Ky., conducting a restaurant downstairs and a liquor business upstairs. About 9 o’clock on the night of March 1, 1934, the attention of persons living along Price’s Lane, which runs westwardly…