State v. Jaeger
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Francois Circuit Court. — ITon. Louis E. Binning, Judge. 1. Tbe indictment is insufficient. State v. Mitchell, 25 Mo. 420; State v. Ball, 27 Mo. 324; State v. Byron, 20 Mo. 210; State v. Fulton, 19 Mo. 680; State v. Boss, 25 Mo.' 426; Spratt v. State, 8 Mo. 247. 2. The verdict is not supported by the evidence, and tbe judgment should be reversed for this reason.
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Appeal from St. Francois Circuit Court. — ITon. Louis E. Binning, Judge. 1. Tbe indictment is insufficient. State v. Mitchell, 25 Mo. 420; State v. Ball, 27 Mo. 324; State v. Byron, 20 Mo. 210; State v. Fulton, 19 Mo. 680; State v. Boss, 25 Mo.' 426; Spratt v. State, 8 Mo. 247. 2. The verdict is not supported by the evidence, and tbe judgment should be reversed for this reason. State v. Fritchler, 54 Mo. 424. 3. The proposal of Mrs. Jaeger to have the matter hushed up, should not have been given in evidence ; 1st, because it was mere hearsay; 2nd, because a wife’s declarations are…
1Opinion of the Court
Sherwood, O. J.
— -The defendant indicted, tried and convicted, under section 32, (p. 449, 1 W. S.,) for an assault upon a little girl between 9 and 10 years of age, with intent, &c., and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for six months, and to the payment of afine of $500, appeals to this court;
Under the authority of McComas v. The State, (11 Mo. 117), we must hold the indictment, although not containing the word “ravish,” sufficient. Thus, conceding the sufficiency of the indictment we are led to the trial and the incidents.
It is, indeed, a very sad commentary on human nature,…
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