The People v. Anthony

An indictment returned to the criminal court of Cook County charged that the defendant unlawfully sold, dispensed and possessed narcotics. He was tried by the court without a jury, found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 10 nor more than 18 years.

On January 6, 1959, about 9:25 P.M., detective James H. Parker of the narcotics section of the Chicago Police Department met Eddie Parrish, an informer, at the detective bureau. There Parker recorded the serial numbers of five one-dollar bills and one five-dollar bill. Another detective, James Donnelly, testified…