The PEOPLE v. Walden

Arthur Walden, Jr., was convicted of the crime of rape in the circuit court of Winnebago County and a writ of error has been issued to review the judgment of conviction.

It is first urged that the evidence was insufficient to establish defendant’s guilt. The prosecutrix testified that the defendant entered her hotel room, grabbed her by the throat and threatened to kill her and forced her to submit to sexual intercourse. She escaped from the room, ran to the head of the stairs and called for help and some men downstairs heard her cries and called the police. The defendant had escaped before…