McArthur v. State

Marion McArthur was convicted upon the charge of rape committed on a girl eleven years of age, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The girl lived with her grandmother, and the crime occurred in a vacant house situated about fifty feet from the residence occupied by the grandmother. The guilt of appellant is clearly shown by the testimony of the girl. Her statement is corroborated by her grandmother, who testified that she saw appellant, who is her grandson, on the gallery of the vacant house late in the afternoon; that in a short time thereafter her granddaughter reported to her that…