Lawson v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was a Negro man, married, and living in Anson. He was charged with an assault with intent to rape a woman, the mother of a 2-year-old baby, and married to a deaf mute. Upon his conviction, appellant was given a sentence of two years in the penitentiary.

The prosecutrix and her family lived in the last house on a certain street in an unsettled portion of Anson. Her baby was sick. Her husband had gone to work and she was in bed with the child. Her bed was next to the wall and near a window on the west side of the house. Appellant came to this window and saw her. He then…