The People v. 123 Punch Boards

The State’s Attorney of Bureau County filed a petition in the county court to have certain property declared contraband and to have it destroyed or confiscated. The property consisted of 123 punch boards, two Western Union teletype machines, two pinball machines, $682 and $2706.99 of United States currency, and $398.89 of negotiable checks or bank drafts. After a hearing, the court ordered part of the property destroyed and the balance confiscated.

The appellant, Harry A. Cassiday, the owner of the property, appeals directly to this court, presumably on the theory that a constitutional…