Whitlock v. State

The appellant was indicted under the first clause of section 1994, R. S. 1881. That section reads as follows:

■ “ Whoever keeps a house of ill-fame, resorted to for the purpose of prostitution or lewdness; or knowingly lets a house to be so kept; or knowingly permits a house which he has let to be so kept, — shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars nor less than ten dollars, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months.”

There was a trial by jury and verdict of guilty, fixing the punishment at $25. Judgment was rendered upon the verdict over a motion…