People v. Scott

Mr. ChiEP Justice Simpson

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a writ of error to review a judgment of conviction entered by the criminal court of Cook County. Plaintiff in error, together with two of his employees, Albert Brown and Frank Martin, was charged with the forcible rape of the prosecuting witness, Helen Trepack. A trial before the court, trial by jury having been waived, resulted in plaintiff in error being found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of fifteen years. The other two defendants were found to be not guilty.

Plaintiff in error was the proprietor of a…