Ferguson v. People

This was an indictment against plaintiffs in error, Warren Ferguson, Owen Ferguson and Mary Acken, for riot. On a trial of the cause before a jury, a verdict was rendered finding the two Fergusons guilty, as charged in the indictment, and the defendant Mary Acken guilty of an assault and battery. The court overruled a motion for a new trial, and rendered judgment upon the verdict, under which the Fergusons were each required to pay a fine of $50 and Mary Acken a fine of $10, and costs of prosecution. The defendants all unite in prosecuting this writ of error.

At the request of the people, the…