S. v. . Smith

The defendant was convicted of assault with intent to commit rape and sentenced to imprisonment in the State's Prison for five years. The testimony of the prosecutrix was: "I know the defendant; he came into the cotton patch when I was at work last summer. I was hoeing cotton in the field alone; can't say what time of day it was; it was in the morning. Defendant asked me where my pa was and where Asa White was. He then asked me where my two brothers were. I told him (685) they were gone to the field where pa and Asa White were The field was a half mile away, in `new ground' field. He asked me…