People v. Jackson

The defendant, George Jackson,- together with William McWilliam and Albert Stubblefield, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for obtaining $1100 from Royal G. Madison by means of the confidence game. McWilliam and Stubblefield were not apprehended. Jackson was tried by the court without a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than five years. He prosecutes this writ of error.

On January 17, 1953, about 11:00 A.M., Royal G. Madison, the complaining witness, made a deposit to his account with a bank in Morgan…