People v. Jones

The plaintiff in error, Fred Jones, (hereinafter called defendant,) was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county of the murder of Jesse Patton and sentenced to imprisonment for life in the penitentiary at Joliet, after motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled by the court. This writ of error is prosecuted to review the judgment.

The defendant is thirty-five years of age, weighs 135 pounds, is about five feet tall and has resided in Chicago all his life. He resided with his mother at 2566 Park avenue, the house facing south. There is a small passageway that runs…