The People v. Cassler

Mr. Chiíp Justice DeYoung

delivered the opinion of the cotirt:

Catherine Gassier, Loren Patrick and Lillian Frazier, who was also known as Lillie Lindstrom, were jointly indicted in the criminal court of Cook county for the murder on December 6, 1926, of William Lindstrom, otherwise known as William Tunyea. Pleas of guilty were entered by Loren Patrick and Lillian Frazier and they were sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. Cath.erine Cassler’s plea was not guilty. A jury returned a verdict finding her guilty and fixing her punishment at death. Motions for a hew trial and in…