The People v. Lewis

A jury in the municipal court of Chicago found the defendant, Jim Lewis, guilty of the unlawful sale of the return portion of a non-transferable railroad ticket. This conviction was sustained by the Appellate Court for the First District, and the case is here on a further writ of error.

The information charged the plaintiff in error with unlawfully selling the return coupon in question without authority of the railroad, contrary to the provisions of paragraphs 105 to 108, inch of chapter 114. (Smith-Hurd Stat. 1933, p. 2296; Cahill’s Stat. 1933, p. 2256.) It appears from the evidence that the…