People v. Reid

Charles Reid was convicted of larceny and has sued out a writ of error.

On the night of July 23, 1923, the store of Biesemeier & Hettrick, in the village of Oswego, was broken into through the back door opening upon an alley and some sugar, canned goods, meat, butter and cheese were stolen. The burglary was discovered on the opening of the store the next morning. The sheriff was notified at Yorkville, the county seat, and came to Oswego about 7:30 o’clock. A deputy sheriff named Devereaux and the State’s attorney also came later, as well as a detective from Chicago named Jeske. On the cement…