Commonwealth v. Filiatreau

Opinion op tnb Court by

Judge Hannah

— Reversing.

In September, 1911, R. O. (Dick) Filiatreau, who lived on a farm lying partly in Washington and partly in Marion county, accomplished the ruin of Elizabeth Corbett, a young girl, the sister of his wife. In January, 1912, he procured for her certain medicine for the purpose of producing an abortion, but it failed to have the desired effect. In June, 1912, she was delivered of a child.

In August, 1912, a bastardy proceeding was instituted against Filiatreau in the Marion County. Court, which resulted in a judgment against him of seventy-five dollars…