Bratsch v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
This is a prosecution commenced before a justice of the peace of Cook county against the appellant to recover a penalty for practicing as a midwife without a license, in violation of section 9 of chapter 91 of our statutes. (Hurd’s Stat. 1899, p. 1145.) The justice found appellant guilty and imposed upon her a fine of $100, and she appealed to the circuit court, which court dismissed the appeal upon the ground that the appeal should have been taken to the criminal court of Cook county, and a further appeal has been prosecuted by her direct to this court.
A motion has been made to dismiss the…
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