People v. Carmen

William Carmen, J. E. Stinson and Henry T. Sather were tried in the criminal court under an indictment consisting of 12 counts, charging conspiracy. The jury returned verdicts finding all defendants guilty. They were sentenced, under the statute, to the penitentiary for terms of not less than one year or more than five. The prosecution of this writ of error followed.

There were counts in the indictment charging that the defendants unlawfully, wilfully, fraudulently and deceitfully conspired, combined and confederated with each other, and with divers persons unknown to the grand jury…