People v. Feinberg

Plaintiffs in error were indicted in the criminal court of Cook county on the charge of unlawfully buying and receiving six thousand pounds of pig iron, of the value of one cent a pound, knowing that it had been stolen. They were found guilty in said court and sentenced to the penitentiary, and the case is brought here by writ of error.

The Crane Company is a corporation doing business at 219 Jefferson street, Chicago, and handles large quantities of pig iron. William Gallagher and Peter Briody were teamsters for the company during the year 1905, their principal duty being to haul pig iron…