The People v. McArthur

Plaintiff in error, with one Herbert Rasmussen and one Melville Rogers, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook county on the charge of receiving a stolen automobile knowing the same to be stolen. On the trial plaintiff in error was convicted, and he brings the cause here for review.

Plaintiff in error argues that none of the elements of the crime of receiving stolen property was proved and that the court erred in cross-examining him. It is also argued that the evidence of identification of the stolen property was hearsay and not competent.

The evidence showed that the stolen automobile was…