The People v. Durkin

Plaintiff in error was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county of the murder of Edwin C. Shanahan, a special agent of the United States Department of Justice. The jury fixed his punishment at thirty-five years in the penitentiary. He has sued out a writ of error from this court to reverse that judgment.

On Sunday evening, October 11, 1925, about six o’clock, plaintiff in error, Durkin, otherwise known as Marty West-ford, drove a Packard sedan car into the garage of Porter Bros., located at 6231 Princeton avenue, in Chicago. Shanahan approached him and attempted to arrest him for…