Coughlin v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
The plaintiff in error was tried and convicted of an assault with a deadly weapon before the Eecorder’s Court of the city of Chicago, E. S. Wilson, presiding. He sued out this writ of error upon the statement of the case, as disclosed by the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSkinner, J.
This was an indictment against Coughlin for an assault with a deadly weapon on one Higgins. The eviclence showed that the defendant, who was a police officer of Chicago, with others (for the alleged purpose of suppressing a riot), arrested one Harrison and had him in custody, when Higgins interfered on behalf of the prisoner; that while the officers 'were endeavoring to force Harrison through the crowd on their way to the prison, Higgins was knocked down with a club. Several witnesses, on the part of the People, testified that the defendant struck the blow, and several, on the part of the…
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