People v. Fryer

The plaintiff in error, Sam Fryer, was convicted upon an indictment charging him with receiving for his own gain and to prevent the owners from again possessing their property, stolen property knowing it to have been stolen. The property alleged to have been stolen consisted of thirty-two pocket knives, the goods and chattels of the Reid Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, and one hundred and fifty pocket knives, six razors, two' safety razors, four Ingersoll watches, two Perfection watches, three pairs of scissors, and various articles ,of…