State v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Ringgold District Court. — Hon. R. C. Henry, Judge. The indictment in this case charged the defendant with the seduction of one Nellie Patterson, alleged to be an unmarried woman of previous chaste character. Upon a trial, the defendant was found guilty, and sentenced. to imprisonment in the penitentiary. He appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, C. J.
i. sjrouoTto*: evidence. It appears from the evidence in the case that in August, 1885, the complaining witness was a y°uaS Sirl> and resided with her parents on a farm in Ringgold county. The defendant is a young man, and is a resident of the samé neighborhood. At about the date above named, the defendant commenced paying his addresses to her, and continued to be her suitor until March, 1886, when he went to the state of Nebraska. During the courtship, the parties were engaged to be married, and they indulged in sexual intercourse. The defendant remained in Nebraska until January, 1887, when…
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