The People v. Westrup

The plaintiff in error, Edward W. Westrup, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook county, charged with the confidence game. On a trial by a jury, he was found guilty as charged and was sentenced to the penitentiary. This writ of error was sued out to review the record.

The defendant does not question the sufficiency of the evidence which shows that by a series of fraudulent real estate transactions whereby the confidence of the prosecuting witness, Joseph Mulvihill, was obtained, Mulvihill was induced to loan the defendant $6150 to purchase real…