State v. Ball

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

The defendant was prosecuted under section 2 of chapter 179 of the Laws of 1913, which provides that any person who shall keep or assist in maintaining a house of concubinage or where the same is practiced, permitted or allowed on premises owned or leased by him or under his control shall be deemed guilty of a felony. The information charged that on or about November 27, 1913, the defendant did unlawfully and feloniously keep and maintain a house o t concubinage at a certain number on East Third street of Ottawa, Franklin county, “in which…