Monteith v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to review a judgment of tbe superior court of Douglas county: Charles Sm:ith, Judge. The plaintiff in error was convicted of tbe crime of adultery, and brings bis writ of error to reverse the judgment. The crime was alleged to have been committed with one Sophia Olson, a married woman, on tbe 27tb day of February, 1901, at the city of Superior. One Christ Olson, tbe husband of Sophia Olson, was the principal witness on the part of the state.
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ERROR to review a judgment of tbe superior court of Douglas county: Charles Sm:ith, Judge. The plaintiff in error was convicted of tbe crime of adultery, and brings bis writ of error to reverse the judgment. The crime was alleged to have been committed with one Sophia Olson, a married woman, on tbe 27tb day of February, 1901, at the city of Superior. One Christ Olson, tbe husband of Sophia Olson, was the principal witness on the part of the state. His testimony tends to show that his wife was addicted to drinking; that he and his wife had had considerable domestic difficulty arising from her…
1Opinion of the CourtWiNslow, J.
Two contentions are made by the defendant, viz.: (1) that the letters received in evidence were immaterial and not sufficiently identified as in the handwriting of the defendant, and (2) that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence.
1. The letters were quite long, and it is not deemed necessary to quote them here. They purport to have been written, one in April and one in May, after the alleged crime was committed, and when the defendant was in jail awaiting trial. They are addressed “Dear Friend,” are signed with the initials E. M., and purport to be written from a place of confinement…
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