The People v. McFarland

The defendant, Lillian McFarland, upon a trial by jury in the criminal court of Cook county, was convicted of the murder of Tony Civlla and sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment in the penitentiary. She seeks by writ of error to reverse the judgment.

The homicide occurred about 6 :oo P. M., December 2, 1942, on the fifth floor of the premises óf Martin Food Products in Chicago. This company was a packer of preserves and peanut butter. The deceased, Tony Civlla, was the foreman or superintendent in charge of operations on the fifth floor. He had authority to discharge employees on his floor…