Brown v. Commonwealth

Opinion'of the Court by

Judge Sampson

Reversing.

Appellant Brown was. indicted in tlie Boone circuit court for the statutory crime of detaining a woman against her will for the purpose of having carnal knowledge of her. There were but two eye witnesses, the prosecuting witness, Mrs. Maude Rogers, and the defendant Brown. After testifying about visiting the store of appellant for the purpose of buying some dress goods the witness-, Mrs. Rogers, stated that she at the invitation of Brown went into his residence which stood nearby the store for the purpose of listening to some music, and upon…