People v. Balkan

A grand jury in and for the County of Rock Island, State of Illinois, returned an indictment against Moris Balkan and others, charging them with conspiracy with the fraudulent and malicious intent, unlawfully, designedly, wrongfully and wickedly to do “an illegal act injurious to the public health.” The defendants appeared in court and entered a motion to quash the indictment. The court sustained the motion and quashed the indictment, and the People of the State of Illinois have perfected an appeal to this court to reverse the order of the circuit court.

The indictment charges that the…