State v. Weston

This is an appeal from conviction for keeping a house of ill fame. Defendant, Polly May Weston, and Zelma Rollen were jointly indicted and charged- with the crime of keeping a house of ill fame, to which Polly May Weston entered a plea of not guilty and asked for separate trial. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged in the indictment and defendant appeals.

I. Appellant’s first assignment of error is that there is no competent evidence in the record that she was the keeper of the house, or participated in, or was authorized to participate in any way in its lease, control, or…