People v. Probst

William Probst was indicted and convicted in the circuit court of Madison county of an assault with intent to commit rape upon Pearl Rider, a girl thirteen years of age, and sentenced to the penitentiary, and he has sued out a writ of error from this court to review said judgment of conviction.

The first contention urged as a ground for reversal is, that the verdict is not supported by the evidence. From the record it appears that plaintiff in error was twenty-seven years of age and Pearl Rider was thirteen years of age. Pearl Rider lived with her father, Samuel Rider, and her two brothers,…