People v. West

Plaintiff in error, Richard West, hereinafter referred to as defendant, sued out this writ of error to review a judgment of the criminal court of Cook County. The trial was before the court without a jury, under an indictment consisting of three counts. The first two counts charged him with obtaining money under false pretenses and the third with obtaining money and property by means of the confidence game. Pie was convicted on the third count, and, after motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled, he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of from five to ten…