Schoolcraft v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Hamilton county; the Hon. C. C. Boggs, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
At the February term, A. D. 1886, of the Hamilton county circuit court, George C. Schoolcraft, James H. Schoolcraft and Marion Schoolcraft were indicted, tried for, and convicted of the crime of murder of John Mann, and were sentenced, each, to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of twenty-five years. By writ of error they bring the record here for review.
It is insisted the verdict of the jury was contrary to the evidence. It appears that on the Friday morning of February 19, 1886, John Mann was shot on the public highway leading south from MdLeansboro to Broughton, in this State,…
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