The People v. Bongiorno

Mr. Ci-iiee Justice Jones

delivered the opinion of the court:

Kenneth Smith, alias Ross King, and the plaintiff in error, John Bongiorno, were indicted and convicted in the criminal court of Cook county for the murder of Harry Redlich, a police officer. King was sentenced to death and has been executed. Bongiorno was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 199 years.

Neither defendant testified and there is no material controversy over the facts. About noon on July 8, 1933, the defendants entered the offices of John W. Compton. As we understand the evidence, the office suite was on the third…