Rogers v. State

PRENDERGAST, Judge.

On July 2, 1910, appellant was indicted for an assault with intent to commit rape upon Florence Chick, a woman, on June 19, 1910, by force, threats and fraud. He was tried on October 14, 1910, convicted and his penalty assessed at five years in the penitentiary.

It is unnecessary to give any extended statement of the testimony. On Sunday evening, June 19, 1910, the assaulted party, a young girl just then past fourteen years of age, who lived a few blocks from the Fair Grounds in the city of Dallas, went from her home to the Fair Grounds with her little sister and brother,…