The People v. Serrielle

Plaintiff in error was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county, on trial without a jury, of the charge of raping one Inez Earl, a widow fifty-eight years of age. Plaintiff in error denies the charge of rape but admits having had intercourse with her. There were no other witnesses as to the actual occurrence, though some witnesses testified to matters occurring before and after the alleged rape.

The undisputed evidence shows that both the complaining witness and the plaintiff in error lived on the sixth floor of an apartment building in the city of Chicago, complaining witness’ apartment…