State v. Hopper

Tbe defendant was indicted under the following statute: “If any male person shall abduct or elope with the wife of another he shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than ten years: Provided, that the woman, since her marriage, has been an innocent and virtuous woman: Provided further, that no conviction shall be had upon the unsupported testimony of any such married woman.” C. S., 4225.

The essential elements of the crime are: (1) If any male person shall abduct or elope with the wife of another. (2) The woman since her marriage has…