People v. Speeks
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, William Speeks and another, from a judgment of the County Court of Nassau county, rendered against them on the 16th day of November, 1915, convicting them of the crime of rape in the second degree.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, J.:
As she testified, Helen Horton, a colored girl twelve years old, returning on October 10, 1915, to her home from that of the defendant Speeks, where she had gone during Sunday afternoon, was seized by the defendants, who accompanied her and carried with her arms bound and eyes bandaged to the adjoining graveyard, and raped by each of them. Having later rid herself of her bonds, she walked to the colored church, *441remained during the service, and then went to her house, hid her underclothing discolored by blood, her petticoat stained and her dress soiled with dirt, and without…
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