Earll v. People

This was an indictment against Charles Earll, the plaintiff in error, for the murder of Rosetta Jackson, death having been caused by means of a criminal abortion produced upon her. A trial was had in the Criminal Court of Cook county, before a jury, resulting in a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, and the term of defendant’s imprisonment was fixed at one year in the penitentiary. The court overruled a motion for a new trial, and rendered judgment upon the verdict. The defendant brought the record here by writ of error, and has assigned various errors to obtain a reversal of the judgment.

The…