People v. Spencer
Appellate Court of Illinois
Prosecution for wife abandonment. Error to County Court of De Witt county; the Hon. Fred C. Hill, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1912.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Thompson
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a criminal prosecution begun in the County-Court of DeWitt county by an information, filed by the States Attorney, charging that Cyrenus Spencer “did without just cause abandon his wife, Frances Spencer, and neglect to maintain and provide for her.” On a trial the defendant was found guilty and sentenced to the county jail and to pay a fine.
The evidence is very repulsive and conflicting as to the actions of the defendant and the contradictions are such that the jury should have been accurately instructed.
The sixth…
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