The People v. Bolger

Thomas Bolger, Sr., Thomas Bolger, Jr., and Otis B. Gibbs were jointly indicted in the criminal court of Cook county for the murder of Owen Henry. They pleaded not guilty and waived a trial by jury. The court found them guilty of manslaughter and sentenced them to the penitentiary. Two writs of error have been prosecuted, one by Thomas Bolger, Sr., and Thomas Bolger, Jr., the other by Gibbs. For the purposes of a hearing, the causes are consolidated.

Owen Henry was about thirty-five years of age and lived in the city of Chicago. On the evening of February 12, 1934, at about 7:00 o’clock, he…