State v. Brennan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere. Chief Justice.

The defendant was charged before a magistrate with committing an assault upon one Ella Kaiser, with intent to ravish her. Being arrested on this ■charge he waived indictment and trial by jury, and requested au immediate trial before the Special Sessions Court; whereupon, pursuant to the act of March 9th, 1877 (Pamph. L., p. 218), the prosecutor of the pleas preferred to the court an allegation against him containing two counts, one charging him with assault with intent to commit rape, and the other charging him with assault and…