People v. Flagg

The People filed an information in the Municipal Court of Chicago wherein defendant was charged with violation of paragraph 162 of chapter 38 of the Ulinois Revised Statutes 1953 in that, on March 27, 1957, in the city of Chicago, he “was then and there unlawfully, wilfully and knowingly a keeper of a certain house of ill fame or assignation,- or place for the practice of prostitution, fornication and lewdness.” Trial by the court without a jury resulted in a finding of guilty and a fine of $200 and costs, from which defendant appeals.

It appears from the evidence that on March 27, 1957 Police…