State v. Shouse

— Appellant appeals from a conviction in the circuit court of Lewis County on an information charging him with violating the provisions of section 4492, Revised Statutes 1909, in that, as it was alleged, he feloniously, unlawfully, wilfully and without lawful excuse refused and neglected to provide necessary food, clothing and lodging for his infant child, Ora Shouse. His punishment was assessed by the trial jury at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period of two years.

The substantive facts of the offense as they appeared upon the trial disclose that defendant lived with his wife and…