Pitchford v. State

On October 22nd, 1912, an information was filed in the Criminal Court of Becord of Dade County against T. J. Pitchford and Alicia Clark charging that on September 6th, 1912, “in the county and State aforesaid then and there, to and with each other, were then and there for a period of time extending oyer two years last past from the date of the filing of this information, guilty of open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior, contrary to the form of the statute,” etc. It is based on Section 3519 of the General Statutes of 1906, which is in these words:

“If any man and woman, not being…