Hogan v. State

'Jackson, Chief Justice.

v [Lena Hogan was indicted for keeping a lewd house. A number of witnesses were introduced by the state, from whose testimony it appeared that the defendant had resided at a certain house in Americus for a number of years; that she made purchases for the house and returned it for taxation within two years prior to the date of the indictment ; that the reputation of the house,, was that it was a lewd house, and women who were known as lewd women lived there; and that men visited there for immoral purposes. The defendant introduced no testimony, but made a statement…