The People v. Nusbaum

John Walton Winn, Eliza Nusbaum, Delila Martin, Marion Stringham and Edward Grant Goff were jointly indicted in the criminal court of Cook county for the murder of Albert Nusbaum. All the defendants pleaded not guilty, but later Delila Martin, Stringham and Goff entered pleas of guilty and testified for the prosecution on the trial of Winn and Mrs. Nusbaum. The jury found both of these defendants guilty and fixed the punishment of Winn at death and of Mrs. Nusbaum at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were made and denied. This court…