People v. Martellaro

Plaintiff in error, Vincenzo Martellaro, (hereafter referred to as defendant,) was indicted by the grand jury of Will county for the murder of Antonio Carugati. The homicide occurred in a saloon in Joliet on July i, 1916. Deceased was employed in the saloon as a bar-tender. At his trial defendant pleaded not guilty. The jury returned a verdict finding defendant guilty of murder and fixing his punishment at death, and he was by the judgment of the court sentenced to be executed February 16, 1917. The record is brought here for review by writ of error.

It is contended with great earnestness that…