Wright v. State

Bussell, Chief Justice.

Will Wright, a negro man, was indicted for the rape of a named white girl. Upon arraignment Wright pleaded not guilty. The evidence, including that of the injured female, made substantially this case: The victim of defendant’s alleged crime was between twelve and thirteen years of age at the time. The defendant was an employee of the park department of the City of Atlanta, at the Grant Park- Zoo, and his duties consisted in feeding the wild animals. He had a key to the meat-house. The city would buy old mules and horses for animal food, kill and butcher them, and keep…