The People v. Bridgewater

Plaintiff in error, Felton Bridgewater, (hereinafter referred to as defendant,) was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county, on a hearing before the court without a jury, of burglary of a dwelling-house. The evidence for the People tends to establish the following facts:

On the evening of October 21, 1937, at about 7:00 o’clock, Edward J. Young and his wife drove their car to the home of Arthur R. and Anna Peterson at Sawyer and Balmoral avenues in the city of Chicago. Shortly thereafter the four left in Young’s car. Returning about 8:30 they observed a car parked on the street near the…