The People v. Reiner

John B. Reiner was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county of an assault upon Jean Johnson with intent to commit a rape, and has sued out a writ of error to reverse the judgment.

The events which were the basis of the charge occurred in the afternoon of August 17, 1927, in the garage of the plaintiff in error, at 5031 Broadway, in Chicago. The front entrance to the garage was on Broadway near Argyle street, and it extended back to an alley, where there was a rear entrance about thirty feet north of Argyle street. Across the alley from the garage was the elevated railroad, and several…