Eldridge v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Accusation of adultery. Before Judge Proffitt. City court of Elbert county. March term, 1895. Rachel Eldridge, a married woman, was convicted of adultery committed with Anderson Starlce, a married man. She moved for a new trial on the grounds that the verdict was contrary to law and evidence; and the motion was overruled.
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Accusation of adultery. Before Judge Proffitt. City court of Elbert county. March term, 1895. Rachel Eldridge, a married woman, was convicted of adultery committed with Anderson Starlce, a married man. She moved for a new trial on the grounds that the verdict was contrary to law and evidence; and the motion was overruled. The testimony for the State was, that defendant and Starke were both employed on the place of "Wilhite; that there was but one cabin on the place for them to stay in, which was given to defendant to live in, but Starke lived in there with her, there being nowhere else on the…
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
The evidence in this case, though entirely circumstantial, was sufficient to warrant the conviction; and the verdict of guilty having been approved by the trial judge, this court will not overrule his refusal to grant a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
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