The People v. Manske

The plaintiff in error, Herman A. Manske, hereafter referred to as defendant, was indicted by the grand jury of Lake County for manslaughter. The indictment contains four counts. The first count charged that on January 28, 1947, the defendant assaulted Emma Jeska with his fist, striking her a violent blow in and about her face, mouth, chin or jaw, knocking her down with great force and violence upon the floor, against the wall, or some other object unknown, causing her to strike her head with force and violence, whereby her skull was fractured, giving her a fatal and mortal wound, from which…