State v. Peterson

RoTnnocK, J.'

I. On the night of the seventh of August, 1883, the jewelry store of J. W. Smith, at Union, Hardin county, was broken into and entered, and money, jewelry and watches, of the value of about $700, were stolen therefrom. The defendant, Peterson, and one Maurice and one Stephens were arrested about three days after the crime was committed, at Moline, Illinois, with nearly all of the stolen property in their possession. They were brought to Hardin county and jointly indicted for the crime. They demanded sepai'ate trials, and the defendant, Peterson, was convicted and sentenced to the…