Schnier v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
This was an indictment for murder, found by the grand jury of Clinton county, at March term, 1859 ; tried at the August term, 1859. The defendant was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury, and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for eight years.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
On the trial of this cause in the court below, Gerhardt Borchel was sworn and examined through an interpreter, he not being able to speak the English language. This witness testified that when he got to the place where the occurrence had taken place, that plaintiff in error and his wife were holding deceased up, and the blood was running from his nose, and he was unable to speak. Witness inquired what was doing, when Schnier replied, “ the stroke was rather hard, but he was sorry for it.” The prosecution then proved by the witness his understanding of the German word “ schlag” as used by…
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