Clayton v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is rape; the punishment assessed is confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of fifteen years.

The State’s testimony, briefly stated, shows that appellant and a companion went through the country as sewing machine repair men. Qn the 28th day of March, 1939, they appeared at the home of J. W. Cagle during his absence and by force and threats raped Mrs. Cagle. When they left, they threatened to kill her if she ever told anyone about it. About three days later she attempted to commit suicide by taking concentrated lye. She was taken to a doctor who saved her…