Scott v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

This conviction was for assault to rape. The evidence shows that on the night of the alleged assault Miss Grace Sherwood and her companion, Miss Shadle, were occupying a room in a hotel at Weatherford, Texas; that they, in company with some companions, were attending a social gathering on the 4th of July; that their room was on the lower floor with a gallery partly surrounding it. In the adjoining room slept the proprietor and his family. Near the foot* of the bed occupied by the two ladies was a window. The window was elevated and the opening was secured by a wire…