Pruitt v. State

Pruitt was indicted, under section 110 of the Penal Code, for kidnapping. That section provides that “Any person who forcibly, maliciously, or fraudulently leads, takes, or carries away, or decoys or entices away, any child under the age of eighteen years from its parent or guardian, or against his will, or without his consent-, is guilty of kidnapping.” The indictment charged the offense of kidnapping, for that the accused, on October 15, 1896, in the county of Campbell, “did forcibly, maliciously, and fraudulently lead, take, and carry away, and decoy and entice away, one Mary Smith, a…