The People v. Peyser

Plaintiff in error, Edward Peyser, was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county, of abortion, and sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than ten years, with a recommendation that he serve a minimum of one year, and a maximum of three years. The case was tried before the court without a jury.

-The indictment was returned on September 16, 1941, charging that an abortion was performed by the plaintiff in error upon the body of one'Anna Feret by the use of instruments, the particular description of which was unknown to the grand jurors. It further charged that the said…