Comwealth
vs } Convicted of Manslaughter in Barren Co. sent to Penitentiary for 6 years
Traneda Bass

The following is the substance of the proof on the trial in this case Traneda Bass is a Mexican brot to this state from the City of Mexico at about 11 or 12 years of age — he had or he cohabited with a negro woman a slave as his wife in in the neighborhood where he lived — he Killed a negro slave named Jasper the property of Mrs Gatewood the negro lived distant 4 miles from place of Killing — the Killing was at night done with one stab the parties p had met in the public road no white person present two negro women were present they were in the company of the Mexican they did not see the blow — on meeting some altercation took place between the parties when the blow ^was^ given and the negro ran a few steps and fell dead the body was removed some distance but not Concealed the Mexican fled was advised to do this by a white man The previous threats on the part of the negro was proven — as also he Claimed intimacy with the Mexicans wife — he was largely over the size of the Mexican — the Mexican was going from the mill where he worked to his wife's house on the night of the Killing

distant one mile — the Meeting about half ^way^ the Mexican was on the public Highway going to his wifes house the negro was 4 miles from where he lived at the time had been at the Mexicans wifes house ^the night of Killing^ and enquired for the Mexican and made threats against him, the the Mexican proved a good character a bad one was proven against the Negro no prosecution was made by the owner of negro or by any person but Comlths atto

My recollection is not very distinct but the foregoing contains the substance of the evidence in this case as near as I can now state it —

C. Green