State v. Haworth

Defendant was convicted of statutory rape and sentenced to a term in the penitentiary. Prom this judgment he appeals.

The parents of the prosecutrix live in a somewhat isolated district of Crook county where the school facilities are limited. In the fall of 1931, they brought their two girls, June and Eleanor, eight and 10 years of age respectively, to reside with defendant and his wife in the city of Prineville where they would have school advantages. The indictment charges that the offense was committed on the girl, Eleanor, while she was residing at the home of defendant.

The first…