Anderson v. State

James Anderson was indicted, tried, found' guilty, and sentenced for rape, in the circuit court of Drew county; a new trial was refused him; he took a bill of exceptions, and prayed an appeal, which was allowed by one of the judges of this court.

I. There was a demurrer to the indictment, which the court overruled.

After the usual caption, the indictment is as follows:

-l The grand jury of Drew county, etc., etc., accuse James Anderson of the crime of rape, committed as follows, to-wit.- The said James Anderson, in the county aforesaid, on or about the twenty-third day of September, A. D. 1878,…