State v. Drake

This case comes here practically on exceptions to the action of the court in the matters above noted. We are of the opinion that, even omitting the testimony offered after the case was reopened, there was sufficient evidence to go the jury to satisfy them that the defendant and prosecutrix were not husband and wife. The defendant answered to the name of W. C. Drake. The prosecutrix testified that her name was Charmain Knight; that she was of the age of fourteen years and that her family and defendant had lived near Powers for several years. It was also in evidence that the defendant was a man…