People v. Crane

Mr. Chile Justice Stone

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff in error was indicted in the criminal court of Cook county on a charge of taking indecent liberties with Louise Sturm, a child of the age of thirteen years. The second count of the indictment charged attempted rape, and the third count charged contributing to the delinquency of said child. The third count was dismissed, and on trial the defendant was found guilty under the first count, and he brings the record of his conviction here for review.

Numerous errors are assigned. The ones principally argued here are, that the…