The People v. Bote

Plaintiffs in error, William A. Bote, Ray Linn and Edward Schaper, were indicted by the grand jury of Montgomery county, Illinois, in September, 1939, for burglary and larceny committed January 18, 1937. Ben Wharton was also indicted and pleaded guilty during the course of the trial. The other defendants were convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary.

During the night of January 18, 1937, the residence of William Hoehn was broken into and a small safe containing several thousand dollars and other property was carried away. Defendant Bote operated a tavern in…