McNamara v. People

Daniel Coughlin was indicted in the criminal court of Cook county for offering a bribe to a juror. His bail was fixed by the court at §5000. On the 22d day of June, 1899, he appeared in open court with his sureties, Michael McNamara and William F. Mahoney, and entered into recognizance, as appears by the record, as follows: “This day come Daniel Coughlin, as principal, and Michael McNamara and William F. Mahoney, as sureties, and severally acknowledge themselves to owe and be indebted unto the People of the State of Illinois in the penal sum of §5000, to be levied of their goods and chattels,…