People v. Bimbo

Plaintiff in error, Tiny Bimbo, was indicted, tried, convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary in the criminal court of Cook county upon a charge of obtaining $2250, the property of Amelia Marks, by means and use of the confidence game, and the record is before this court upon writ of error.

The indictment as originally returned into court contained three counts, the first for larceny as bailee, the second for obtaining money by means of the confidence game, and the third for larceny. A nolle prosequi was entered as to the first and third counts of the indictment and the conviction had upon…