People v. Meisner

John Meisner and James Hunter were indicted, jointly with Harold Splitt, for the murder of Joseph Schlessinger. Splitt entered a plea of guilty and testified on the trial of the other two. They were convicted. Meisner was sentenced to death and Hunter to imprisonment for life, and they have sued out a writ of error.

Schlessinger was a taxicab driver in Chicago and was hailed by Meisner on the night of February 6, 1923, about midnight, at Fifty-fifth and Halsted streets. Meisner and Splitt got/ into the taxicab as passengers. Meisner had a .32-20 Colt revolver and Splitt a .45 automatic. Both…