Perteet v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Josiah McRoberts, Judge, presiding. This was an indictment against Andrew J. Perteet, for the murder of his wife, Martha F. Perteet, by cutting her throat with a razor. This case was before this court at the September term, 1872, and is reported in 65 Ill., page 230. The opinion of the court gives a statement of the facts of the case.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
On the 20th day of November, A. D. 1871, Andrew J. Perteet was indicted for murder, in the Criminal Court of Cook county. On the 22d day of the same month, he plead not guilty, and, on the 25th, filed a petition for a change of venue. The motion for a change of venue was overruled.
On the 20th of December, 1871, the cause was tried, and the verdict of the jury was, guilty of murder, and they fixed the penalty that defendant should suffer, death by hanging. This was followed by a judgment of the court that the defendant be hanged on the 12th day of January, 1872.
The defendant brought the record…
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