Talbot v. United States

PAGE, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is to reverse a judgment on a general verdict of conviction, under the first three and the fifth counts of an indictment, one of which counts charges that defendant did knowingly persuade, induce, and entice Pearl Bagley to travel in interstate commerce for the purpose of debauchery.

It is urged that the record shows no evidence that, at the time of the transportation, there was an intent or purpose to induce Pearl Bagley to travel from Kansas to Indiana for the unlawful purpose charged. The case was before the jury on controverted questions of fact, and if the…