Gordon v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Washington county: Of October and November Term 1879, No. 149. Indictment of James A. Gordon for fornication and bastardy, and seduction. On September 17th 1878, information was made by Ida May Hamilton, charging Gordon with seduction, fornication and bastardy. At January sessions 1879, a bill of indictment was found a true bill by the grand jury.
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Error to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Washington county: Of October and November Term 1879, No. 149. Indictment of James A. Gordon for fornication and bastardy, and seduction. On September 17th 1878, information was made by Ida May Hamilton, charging Gordon with seduction, fornication and bastardy. At January sessions 1879, a bill of indictment was found a true bill by the grand jury. The case was continued to March sessions 1879, at which term Gordon was put upon trial, the indictment containing two counts, one for fornicati’on and bastardy, and one for seduction. Upon the trial of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
This was a prosecution for seduction, fornication and bastardy. The prosecutrix testified that the plaintiff in error had criminal connection with her on the 2d, 5th and 6th respectively, of September 1877. On cross-examination she answered that she was a witness before the grand jury at the January Sessions 1878, on a charge of rape against him, and then testified that the rape was committed on the 29th of September 1877. She was further questioned whether, on that hearing she' was not asked by the foreman of the grand jury, if prior to the 29th September, the time of the alleged rape, Mr.…
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