The People v. Ault

The defendants, Lowell Ault and Andrew Kovacivich, were tried by jury in the circuit court of Iroquois County and convicted of the crimes of burglary and larceny and each was sentenced to a term of not less than 5 nor more than 10 years. Writs of error were issued to review each judgment of conviction and the two writs of error have been consolidated.

The defendants first contend that the only evidence against them was the uncorroborated testimony of accomplices, which they claim was insufficient to establish their guilt. The evidence showed that the Watseka Elks Club was broken into and that…