Crane v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. M. 0. Southworth, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
At the April term, 1895, of the circuit court of Kane county the plaintiffs in error, Herbert P. Crane and Lillian B. Stiles, were jointly indicted, under section 11 of the Criminal Code, for the offense of living together in an open state of adultery. The case was certified to the county court, where a trial was had before the court and a jury. The defendants therein were found guilty, and adjudged to pay a fine of $500 each, and costs. This writ of error is prosecuted from a judgment of affirmance rendered by the Appellate Court for the Second District.
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