People v. Schulman

Plaintiff in error was charged by indictment in the criminal court of Cook county with taking indecent liberties with Gertrude Siwinski, a twelve-year-old girl. He pleaded not guilty, was tried, convicted and sentenced to the State reformatory. He has sued out a writ of error to review the judgment, and contends that the evidence did not warrant his conviction and that he did not have a fair and impartial trial because of the court’s conduct and rulings during the progress of the trial.

Plaintiff in error (hereafter called the defendant) was eighteen or nineteen years old. He was in the butter…