Nolan v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

— Affirming.

The grand jury of Clay county returned an indictment against Jeremiah Nolan and Preston Stewart charging them with the crime of rape. In the body of thu indictment it was charged that they unlawfully, feloniously, wilfully, and violently made an assault upon Rhoda Bowling, a female person more than twelve years of age, and had carnal knowledge of her forcibly against her will and without her consent. They were tried together and both were convicted of the crime of unlawfully detaining a woman against her will with intent to have carnal knowledge of…