State v. Patterson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

The defendant, William F. Patterson, was convicted of the charge of having sexual intercourse with Helen McVey, a girl under eighteen years of age. He appeals.

The evidence took a wide range and the trial occupied a week. A summary of what was shown by the evidence, including a large portion of the sordid details related by the witnesses, follows:

The defendant, a civil-war pensioner, is past seventy-six years of age and owns a home in which he lives in North Topeka. About twelve years ago he became acquainted with Mary McVey and her family,…