People v. Thompson

Warriner Thompson, respondent, of Boyal Oák, Michigan, was convicted of rape. He was a plumber by trade and also worked at the firehouse. Prosecutrix had met him while he was doing work on a house being constructed for her husband. She was happily married. Her husband worked on the first night shift at an automobile factory and she at a restaurant. They both were in their early twenties and lived at the home of her brother-in-law.

At about 8:30 p. m. of August 26, 1927, respondent saw her as she was returning home from work. He was in his automobile, a coach, which also had front seats that…