People v. Conners

Mr. Chiep Justice Vickers

delivered the opinion of the court:

Edward Donovan, William O’Connor, John Conners, Joseph Malloy and Thomas McDonald were jointly indicted by- the grand juiy of Cook county for the offense of mayhem upon the person of Charles Smith by tearing or cutting off the ear of the prosecuting witness. The defendants were all tried together, and the jury returned a verdict finding John Conners and Edward Donovan guilty as charged in the indictment and fixing the punishment of each at imprisonment in the penitentiary. The other defendants were found not guilty. After overruling…