People v. Schrager

Simon K. Schrager (hereafter called defendant) was indicted by a grand jury of Cook county for embezzlement. The indictment contained three counts. The first and third counts were nollied by the prosecuting attorney. The jury returned a verdict finding defendant guilty of larceny by embezzlement in manner and form as charged in the second count, finding the value of the property to be $35,000 and the age of the defendant forty-two years. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied and judgment entered on the verdict sentencing defendant to the penitentiary. He has sued out…