Wray v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gaby, Judge, presiding. This was a scire facias, against William Wray and Parnell Munson, upon a forfeited recognizance. The opinion of the court contains a sufficient statement of the facts.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
At the October term, 1872, of the Criminal Court of Cook county, William Wray was indicted for an assault with a deadly weapon upon one Condon, with intent to murder.
On the 6th day of December following, Wray, in open court, entered into a recognizance, with Parnell Munson as his surety, in the penal sum of $4000, for his appearance at the January term, 1873, of the court.
On the 9th day of January, 1873, and at the January term of the Criminal Court, Wray failing to appear, the recognizance was declared forfeited, and on the same day a writ of scire facias was issued on the recognizance,…
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