Porter v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from tbe District Court of Bexar. Tried below before Hon. George H. NooNAN. This is an appeal from a conviction for assault witb intent to rape, tbe punishment being two years’ imprisonment in tbe penitentiary. Tbe facts are sufficiently stated in tbe testimony of tbe prosecutrix, wbicb is as follows: Freda Mink testified as follows: “My name is Freda Mink. On tbe 7tb day of January, 1894, I was going borne from Mrs. Buckman’s place, where I was working.
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Appeal from tbe District Court of Bexar. Tried below before Hon. George H. NooNAN. This is an appeal from a conviction for assault witb intent to rape, tbe punishment being two years’ imprisonment in tbe penitentiary. Tbe facts are sufficiently stated in tbe testimony of tbe prosecutrix, wbicb is as follows: Freda Mink testified as follows: “My name is Freda Mink. On tbe 7tb day of January, 1894, I was going borne from Mrs. Buckman’s place, where I was working. It was on Sunday afternoon, about 3 o’clock. I got on tbe mule car wbicb connects witb tbe West Commerce electric car line and runs…
1Opinion of the Court
HTTET, PRESIDING Judge.
This is a conviction for an assault with intent to commit rape. According to tbe testimony of tbe prosecutrix, she and defendant were alone in a street car, tbe driver having left. Defendant asked ber ber name and where she lived. She pretended not to bear him. When be repeated tbe inquiry, she was frightened, and answered. He then made an indecent proposal to ber, to which she replied that she did not understand him. He immediately arose, came across to where she was sitting, took bold of ber by tbe arms, and tried to push ber down on tbe seat of the street car. She…
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