The People v. Maher

Plaintiff in error, Daniel Maher, was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county of the crime of assault with intent to commit rape, and sentenced to the penitentiary. He was tried by the court without a jury. He prosecutes this writ of error to review such judgment.

The indictment contains two counts, one containing general charges, and the other setting out with some particularity the overt acts constituting the attempt. While the usual number of errors are assigned the only one argued is that the evidence fails to show beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant had an intent to commit…