State v. Helm
Supreme Court of Missouri
Relies on 'the following authorities: Revised Statutes, page 208; also, page 484. Thou shalt not commit adultery, Moses’ 7th commandment.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court delivered by
Napton Jud^e.
The grand jury of Monroe county at the sittings of the circuit court for March 1839, found an indictment against James Helm and Catharine Thornhill, for living together in adultery. The first count charged, that the said Helm and Thornhill at &c., on (fee., did live with each other, and each of them did then and there live with the other &c., for a *264Jofig space of time nest prior thereto, to wit: for the space-' of three months had lived with each other in a state of open and notorious adultery, contrary &c. The second count charged, that the said…
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