People v. Heffernan

Plaintiffs in error, Larry Heffernan, William Cramer and Otto Christensen, were convicted in the criminal court ■ of Cook county of the murder of Joseph Lanus on November 24, 1922. The punishment of Heffernan and Cramer was fixed at death and that of Christensen at life imprisonment. They bring the record to this court for review by writ of error.

■ ' The indictment consists of a single count charging murder, and the evidence shows that on the evening of November 24, 1922, Joseph Lanus, an automobile dealer, was found dead in the salesroom of his place of business, shot through the body. One…