People v. Potter

Thompson, J.:—

I desire now to express my appreciation to the state’s attorney and each of the attorneys for the defendants, for the very able and exhaustive arguments made in these eases. I realize the seriousness of this matter, both to the defendants-, who stand charged with a felony, and to the victims of that unfortunate occurrence, and I am not unmindful of the very bitter feeling engendered throughout this county by it.

The Mattoon City Railway, an Illinois corporation, owns and operates a single track interurban electric railroad, between the cities of Mattoon and Charleston, Illinois,…