The People v. Kruse

Plaintiffs in error were found guilty in the criminal court of Cook county of assault with intent to commit rape. The only argument presented here is that the proof did not show the specific intent required to establish the crime of assault with intent to commit rape.

The complaining witness testified that she was walking along Ashland avenue in the neighborhood of One Hundred Twentieth street in the city of Chicago and a car made a U-turn in the center of the block and stopped part way upon the sidewalk opposite her, and that plaintiff in error Kruse leaped from the car, caught hold of her…