The People v. Kissane

Anthony Kissane, otherwise called Red Kissane, was tried in the criminal court of Cook county on the charge of carrying on or about his person a concealed weapon. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty, and judgment was entered sentencing him to imprisonment in the county jail for a term of one year and to pay a fine of $300. This judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Court for the First District, and the cause has been brought to this court by writ of error.

Prior to the entry by plaintiff in error of his plea of not guilty he made a motion to suppress the evidence found on his person at…