Hintz v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to the Circuit Court for Green Zalee County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassoday: “The information contained two counts.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court for Green Zalee County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassoday: “The information contained two counts. By the first it is, in effect, alleged that on July 13, 1881, at Green Lake county, ‘ Otto Hints did have incestuous connection with Pauline Hintz, daughter of said Otto Hints and his wife, Augusta Hintz, contrary to'the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the state of Wisconsin.’ At the close of the trial, and under the charge of the court, the jury returned the following verdict: ‘We, the jury, find the prisoner…
1Opinion of the CourtCassodat, J.
The absence of all testimony in the record is a manifest confession of its sufficiency to sustain the verdict. The impartiality of the jury is not denied. The fairness of the trial court during the trial is not questioned. The .innocence of the plaintiff in error is not claimed. A “ conspiracy to corrupt the innocence of a young female ” was regarded, a hundred years ago, as an offense contrary to good morals; but the offense here charged or attempted to be charged is far more cruel and inhuman, and is without one mitigating or extenuating circumstance. No release from imprisonment is asked…
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