People v. Strosnider

Plaintiff in error, John Henry Strosnider, was on July 3, 1913, by the verdict of a jury in the criminal court of Cook county, found guilty of obtaining money by means of the confidence game. He has sued out this writ of error to reverse the judgment rendered upon that verdict.

The indictment under which Strosnider was1 tried was returned against him and John D. Snarley, Daniel F. Kinnally and Charles Kissell, jointly. It consisted of two counts. The first count charged that the defendants, on October 29, 1912, obtained from William T. Kirby $20,-000 by means of the confidence game, and the…