People v. LeMorte

Plaintiff in error was indicted at the December term, 1917, of the criminal court of Cook county for the murder of Martin Pina. At his trial before a jury in February, 1918, he was found guilty and his punishment was fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for fifteen years and judgment was entered on that verdict. This writ of error has been sued out to review those proceedings.

In July, 1917, John Rosol kept a saloon on State street, in Blue Island, in Cook county, and in connection with it he ran a dance hall and pool room. The saloon and dance hall were located on the first floor in a…