Filippo v. People

Plaintiff in error, John Filippo, was found guilty by a jury in the criminal court of Cook county of the murder of Vito Gironda, and his punishment was fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of eighteen years. He was sentenced in accordance with the verdict.

The killing was admitted, and the defense was that it was done in self-defense. The evidence established the following facts: The defendant and Vito Gironda were Italian laborers and friends. On March 24, 1905, they met in a saloon at Clark and Twentieth streets, in the city of Chicago, and played cards. After they quit…