State v. Hogan

The defendant in this case was informed against by the prosecuting attorney for attempting to cause a pregnant woman to miscarry. Having been arraigned, he plead not guilty and a trial ensued before the judge of the St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. The defendant was found guilty, and from the sentence imposed, the present appeal was prosecuted.

The first assignment of error is that no proof was made of the venue of the offense. The prosecuting witness swore she visited the defendant at his office at 2215 Olive street, not stating the city. Said witness related the circumstances of the…