People v. Hildebrand

The Dupo State Savings Bank of Dupo, in St. Clair county, was robbed a few minutes after two o’clock in the afternoon of Friday, December 23, 1921, and $11,344.15 in money was taken by the robbers. The plaintiffs in error, Leo Hildebrand, Melvin Cramer, Peter McCann and Claude Bernero, together with Roy Damen, were indicted for the crime and upon trial the plaintiffs in error were convicted. They have sued out a writ of error to reverse the conviction. Damen was acquitted.

It is contended that the evidence does not support the verdict. Dupo is a village of about 1400 inhabitants, situated…