The People v. Cain

The defendants, Richard Cain, James Donnelly and John Chaconas, together with one William Witsman were indicted by the grand jury of the circuit court of Cook County for the crime of conspiracy to commit perjury by testifying falsely before the grand jury. At a joint trial by jury the defendants were found guilty, but the jury was unable to reach, a verdict as to Witsman. The defendants were each sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than one nor more than, three years.

The testimony before the grand jury arose out of an investigation. of a burglary of the Zahn Drug Company in…