Newman v. People

Plaintiff in error was convicted in the city court of Alton for an assault with intent to commit rape and sentenced to the penitentiary.

Plaintiff in error was, and had been for several years prior to his conviction, labor agent of the Illinois Glass Company. It was his duty to hire unskilled labor for said company’s plant at the city of Alton. A short time prior to the alleged offense he was informed by Mrs. Murphy, who was employed as a domestic in the house of Mrs. Botts, that she had met the prosecuting witness, Juanita Dowdall, in Carrollton a short time before and that said Juanita…