The People v. Blumenfeld

Plaintiff in error, Dave Blumenfeld, was jointly indicted in the criminal court of Cook county with Wilma Harjes, Ernest Levy, Max Levy and Sadie Weingarten. The indictment contained two counts, the first of which charged the defendants with the larceny of certain articles of jewelry, the personal property of Helen Stern, of a value exceeding $90,000, on August 31, 1931. The second count charged them with the crime of receiving stolen property. The case against Sadie Weingarten was nol prossed by the State’s attorney. Wilma Harjes was granted a separate trial and entered a plea of guilty.…