Mullins v. Commonwealth

The plaintiff in error was convicted of an attempt to commit rape upon a child about four and one-half years old, and sentenced to the penitentiary for five years.

We take the following statement of the facts from the Commonwealth’s brief. It appears to be accurate and unbiased, and the verdict of the jury entitles the Commonwealth to have the facts stated according to the version established by its evidence.

Mr. and Mrs. Bichard Wagner live a very short distance from the railroad track, which runs parallel with the front of their home. They have two daughters, Mildred, who is six and one-half…