People v. Bond

The plaintiff in error, Isaac Bond, colored, was indicted, tried and convicted in the criminal court of Cook county on a charge of murdering Ida J. Leegson, a white woman, and his punishment was fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for life. A writ of error has been sued out to review said judgment.

Plaintiff in error insists the judgment should be reversed because the proof does not show him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and for the further reason that the court erred in admitting improper testimony.

Ida J. Leegson was an artist, art student or teacher and was also a practical nurse.…