Montag v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the "Hon. Henry M. Shepard, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
At the June term, 1890, of the Criminal Court of Cook county, Joseph Montag, plaintiff in error, was indicted for the murder of his wife, Anna Montag, on the 9th day of June, 1890. A trial of the cause before a jury resulted in a verdict of guilty of murder as charged in the indictment, and the jury fixed the punishment at death. The court overruled a motion for a new trial and rendered judgment on the verdict, and the defendant applied for and obtained this writ of error, which was made a supersedeas.
It appears from the record that plaintiff in error was engaged in the mercantile business,…
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