Stewart v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge O’Rear

Reversing.

Appellant was indicted for detaining a woman against her will with the intention to have carnal knowledge of her. (Sec. 1158 Ky. Stats.) He was found gnilty by the jnry, and his punishment fixed hy the conrt at confinement for not less than two years nor more than seven years in the penitentiary.

The prosecntrix is a girl about 18.years old, and worked for and lived with the family of the same employer for whom appellant worked. They occnpied adjoining rooms. About midnight appellant went to the room of the prosecntrix — with whom a' child of her…