The People v. Weber

Per Curiam :

The defendant, Herman Frederick Weber, was indicted in the circuit court of Peoria County for the murder of Flavel Dean Fueger. He pleaded not guilty. A jury found him guilty and fixed his punishment at death. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were made and overruled. A justice of this court, in vacation, granted defendant’s petition for a writ of error and made the writ of error a supersedeas. The record is now before us for review.

The testimony adduced at the trial is largely undisputed. The only important controversy relates to whether Weber, himself, shot and…