State v. Newell

Ernest Newell was prosecuted on an information charging him with the crime of carnally knowing and abusing a female child of the age of ten years, and was found guilty by a jury. His motion for a new trial was denied, and he has appealed from a judgment on the verdict.

First, it is claimed the evidence was insufficient to justify the verdict. We refrain from setting out in detail the revolting evidence that fully justified the conviction. The clear and positive testimony of the girl, together with corroborating circumstances, were entirely sufficient for that purpose.

By a course of conduct on…