The People v. Bartell

The plaintiff in error, who will be designated as the defendant in this opinion, was indicted by the grand jury of Cook county at the April term, 1943, on the charge of murdering his daughter, Linda Constance Bartell. The case was tried before a jury, and the defendant was found guilty of manslaughter. After motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled, the defendant was sentenced to serve a term of from one to fourteen years in the State penitentiary. This writ of error was sued out to review the proceedings of the trial court.

The evidence shows that Thomas Bartell, with…