The People v. Cohn

Mr. Chirr Justice Jones

delivered the opinion of the court:

James Cohn was indicted in the criminal court of Cook county for conspiracy. The first count charged a conspiracy to obtain money by the confidence game. The second count charged defendant with unlawfully confederating and agreeing with Marie Gamble, and other persons to the grand jurors unknown, to obtain money by false pretenses from Mary Cohn, Mary Daly, Jerry Sullivan, Mary Farrell and other unknown persons who had taken or were about to take examinations for and desired to be appointed to civil service positions in the city of…