The People v. Beil

Francis R. Beil, usually called Frank Beil, was indicted at the February, 1926, term of the circuit court of Jo Daviess county for the murder of James Malone. The trial resulted in a verdict finding him guilty of manslaughter. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled and Beil was sentenced to the penitentiary. He sued out a writ of error, which was made a supersedeas, and the record is here for review.

On January 5, 1926, plaintiff in error was forty-six years of age and resided in the city of Galena. He was engaged in the laundry and rug-cleaning business. He had been…