State v. Owen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

Orville Owens was prosecuted under what is called the white-slave act. In the- information he was charged in three counts with procuring Diana Hughes to go from one place to another within the state for the purpose of prostitution, fornication or concubinage. The trial resulted in the verdict of guilty on each of the counts, and he was sentenced to the state reformatory.

It is contended that the prosecution was a frame-up to charge the defendant, who had left the state, with an extradictable offense so as to secure his return where he…