The People v. Elder

Three indictments were returned in the criminal court of Cook county on which plaintiffs in error were convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary. On stipulation of counsel for the prosecution and the defense, the three cases were tried at the same time. The cases were heard by the court without a jury. To reverse the judgments and sentences which followed, writs of error were sued out and this court ordered a consolidation of all three cases.

There were two prosecuting witnesses. The first indictment charged Andrew J. Elder with the rape of one of them. The court found him guilty and he was…