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