People v. Purcell

Mr. Presiding Justice Riess

delivered the opinion of the court.

This case comes up from the circuit court of Pike county, upon writ of error on behalf of the plaintiff to review a final order of said court quashing an indictment returned by a grand jury of that county against the defendants in error, Russell Purcell and Carl Siegle. The first count charges in substance that the defendants conspired and agreed together to do certain illegal acts injurious to the public morals by playing for money at a game of cards; the second count with so conspiring to play with cards and use of poker chips of…