Cahill v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county ;■ the Hon. John G. Rogers, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an indictment against Thomas Cahill, in the Criminal Court of Cook county, for the murder of Patrick O’Brien, a police officer of the city of Chicago. The jury found the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment, and by the verdict fixed the punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life.
It appears from the record that Thomas Cahill resided with his parents and brothers in a small house, known as No..50 Rebecca street, Chicago. On the evening of August 1, 1881, James Ray, a police officer of the city, while sitting on the front steps of No. 68 Rebecca street, heard a…
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