The People v. Cary

Plaintiff in error was convicted in the county court of Rock Island county of the violation of the Illinois Prohibition act under the first count of an indictment charging unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor and was sentenced to pay a fine of $1000 and costs. It was also “ordered by the court that if said fine and costs are not paid in full, the said defendant shall stand committed to the county jail of Rock Island county, Illinois, and there work out said fine and costs at the rate of $1.50 per day under the direction of the sheriff as the county board may provide for, or until said…