Foglia v. People

Plaintiffs in error were tried by a jury in September, 1906, in the criminal court of Cook county, and the father, Vito Foglia, was found guilty of the murder of one Giovanni Toscano and sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary. Tony Foglia, the son, then aged about fourteen years, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to the reformatory.

A stenographic report of the testimony was not kept, and the record as to the statements of witnesses has been compiled and agreed upon by counsel from their best recollection of what was said at the trial.

The homicide in question took place…