State v. Ward

By information filed in the Circuit Court of Dunklin County, numbered 18130, appellant was charged with rape, and upon his trial, was convicted. The death penalty was imposed by the court upon the failure of the jury to agree as to punishment. Appellant has appealed, but has filed no brief. As no question arises as to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict, a brief outline thereof will suffice. The brief of the Attorney General fairly states the facts, which we adopt, in part, as follows:

“Emma S--■, 27 years of age, and her sister, Prances S-, had been to church at Malden,…