The People v. Bonham

Plaintiff in error, Howard C. Bonham, (herein called defendant,) was indicted and tried in the criminal court of Cook county for the murder of Paul Tulupan. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and fixed his punishment at death. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled and he was sentenced to death in accordance with the verdict of the jury. He has sued out a writ of error from this court for a review of the record.

The evidence in this record establishes the following facts that are not controverted: Paul Tulupan was manager of the small grill of the Claridge Hotel,…