State v. Oge

This appeal comes to the court on a clerk’s transcript and printed briefs and arguments. It appears from this record that an unsigned letter was received by a married lady asking her to attend an initiation ceremony at the Christian Church of New London, Iowa. She ascertained that there was to be no social function at the church at the time designated in the letter. She gave the letter to her husband, who with the sheriff and other peace officers hid themselves about the church, while she went to the church door. Soon the defendant appeared but hurriedly left. On being apprehended he admitted…