Supreme Court of Iowa September 20, 1876 (State v. Newton)

Beck, J.

I. Evidence having been introduced supporting the indictment, the court gave the following instructions to the jury:

“1. The statute provides: ‘If any person ravish and car*46nally know any female of the age of ten years or more by force and against her will, or carnally know and abuse any female under the age-of ten years, he shall be punished,’ etc.