People v. Covitz

This writ of error was sued out by Paul and Edward Covitz and Joseph Clarke to reverse a judgment of conviction in the criminal court of Cook county for the crime of arson..

Paul and Edward Covitz were partners3 under the firm name and style of Covitz Bros., and were wholesale and retail woolen goods merchants, occupying the basement and first story of a building at No. 20 South Fifth avenue, in Chicago, belonging to Joseph Downey. At the time of the fire they had a stock of goods variously estimated by the witnesses at a value of from $9000 to $45,000. It was insured against loss by fire for…