People ex rel. Rusch v. Cunningham

The respondents, who April 12, 1938, served as judges and clerks of election in the 58th precinct of the 24th ward of Chicago, have been tried and found guilty of contempt of court for alleged misbehavior as such primary judges or clerks. (See Laws of 1927, p. 459, § 17; Smith Hurd Ann. Stats., ch. 46, par. 381, p. 709; Ill. Rev. Stat. 1939, ch. 46, § 17, par. 381 [Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 43.400].) Pallard, who acted as Republican judge, was sentenced to serve one year; Mrs. Cunningham and Feinberg, Democrat judges, were sentenced to serve six months; and Frish and Ebert, Democrat and…