State v. Arnold

The defendant was indicted and convicted for defiling a female under the age of eighteen years, who it was alleged, was confided to his care under the statute (lWagn. Stat., 500, § 9), which provides, “If any guardian of any female under the age of eighteen years, or any other person to whose care or protection any such female'shall have been confided, shall defile her by carnally knowing her,” he shall be punished, &c. A technical objection has been urged against the indictment, but it is, perhaps, substantially sufficient after verdict, under the very liberal system prevailing with us in…