Fletcher v. People

This was an indictment against Samuel Fletcher and his wife, Ledicia, for false imprisonment of Samuel Fletcher, junior, the son of Samuel, senior, and step son of Ledicia. The defendants were found guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine of §300 each.

The instructions gave the law correctly to the jury, and so far as relates to Samuel Fletcher, we are of opinion the evidence sustains the verdict. It shows the wanton imprisonment, without a pretense of reasonable cause, of a blind and helpless boy, in a cold and damp cellar without fire, during several days of mid-winter. The boy finally escaped…