Hainey v. State

The indictment charged the accused with having committed an assault with intent to murder upon one Rose Scalf. There was a verdict of guilty, and a motion for a new trial based exclusively upon the general grounds. The bill of exceptions alleges error in overruling this motion. The evidence warranted a finding that the accused committed an assault of the character charged in the indictment, upon a woman whose given name was Rose or Rosa. This woman testified that her name was “Rosa Gilreath,” but that she was known as “ Rose Scalf.” She further testified that she went by *712both names; that her…