The People v. Patris

George Patris, William Walters, Frank Currin, Harry Fitzel and John Poulos were indicted in the criminal court of Cook county on a charge of bombing a beauty parlor on Devon avenue, in the city of Chicago. Poulos, Currin and Patris were tried together. Poulos was acquitted. Currin and Patris were convicted. Patris has prosecuted a writ of error to review the proceedings.

Patris was secretary of the Restaurateurs of Illinois, with a down-town office at No. 6 North Clark street. The People claim that the testimony shows that Patris hired Currin to bomb the beauty parlor; that Currin associated…