The People v. Andrews

Herschell Andrews was indicted in the circuit court of Champaign county for the murder of Thomas Tate. A jury trial resulted in a verdict finding Andrews guilty and fixing his punishment at death. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied and judgment was rendered and sentence of death pronounced. Andrews was allowed this writ of error, and he prosecutes it to review the record.

The plaintiff in error is a negro, about thirty-five years of age. He has a family, and his home is in Indianapolis, Indiana. At the time of the homicide he had lived in the city of Champaign about…