Bromley v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
At the July special term of Marion Circuit Court, 1861, the plaintiff, Andrew J. Bromley, was indicted with Dempsey Abels and Smith Sullivan for larceny, in stealing one shoulder of bacon, of the value of two dollars, one ham of bacon, of the value of two dollars and fifty cents, and eight sides of bacon, of the value of three dollars each, the property of John Wood. The indictment was in proper form, and the plaintiff was tried separately before Bryan, Judge, and a jury.
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At the July special term of Marion Circuit Court, 1861, the plaintiff, Andrew J. Bromley, was indicted with Dempsey Abels and Smith Sullivan for larceny, in stealing one shoulder of bacon, of the value of two dollars, one ham of bacon, of the value of two dollars and fifty cents, and eight sides of bacon, of the value of three dollars each, the property of John Wood. The indictment was in proper form, and the plaintiff was tried separately before Bryan, Judge, and a jury. The jury found the defendant guilty, and sentenced him to imprisonment in the penitentiary for one year; whereupon the…
1Opinion of the CourtCaton, C. J.
The only point relied on for the reversal of this judgment is, that the evidence did not sustain the verdict. In this we cannot agree with the counsel for the prisoner. That a larceny was committed as charged in the indictment, is not questioned. And the tracks of the prisoner’s horses from his stable to the place where the meat was stolen, and back to the stable, which was distinctly proved, would seem to leave no doubt, that the meat was carried away, and to the premises of the prisoner, on his horses. In addition to this, a portion of the stolen meat was found on the prisoner’s premises,…
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