People v. Harrington

The respondent was convicted of an assault with intent feloniously and unlawfully to carnally know and abuse Nellie Ball, a female child under the age of 16 years, to wit, of the age of 14 years, under section 11490, 3 Comp. Laws (5 How. Stat. [2d Ed.] § 14543). The case is brought here on exceptions before sentence.

The respondent on the 26th day of July, 1914, was working as a brakeman for the Copper Range Railroad Company, and on the afternoon of that day met Nellie while his train was at Freda Park, a station about 16 miles from Houghton in this State, and a short distance from…