State v. Willson

The defendant was indicted for the crime of manslaughter, as defined in Section 1900, Or. L., reading thus:

“If any person shall administer to any woman pregnant with a child any medicine, drug, or substance whatever, or shall use or employ any instrument or other means, with intent thereby to destroy such child, unless the same shall be necessary to preserve the life of such mother, such person shall, in case the death of such child or mother be thereby produced, be deemed guilty of manslaughter.”

He was convicted and has appealed. He was charged with the use and employment of some instrument…