The People v. Olife

LeRoy D. Oliff was indicted in the criminal court of Cook county for the crime of arson. He was tried by a jury, found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary. By this writ of error he seeks a reversal of the judgment.

The indictment consisted of eight.counts. Nolle prosequis were entered as to the first four counts. The last four charged that the defendant and Jack Brown (otherwise called Jack Nasanov) did set fire to (fifth count) ; did burn (sixth count) ; did cause to be burned (seventh count) ; and did aid, counsel and procure to be burned (eighth count) a certain dwelling house, to-wit,…