The People v. Miller

Plaintiff in error, Fred Miller, was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary by the circuit court of Peoria county upon an indictment charging him and J. E. Camplin with obtaining a check for $1050 from Samuel McKinney by means of the confidence game. He brings the record here for review on writ of error.

In October, 1928, Fred Miller, with J. E. Camplin, J. N. Horn and H. L. Duell, started the formation of two separate corporations in the city of Peoria, and in November, 1928, articles of incorporation were issued to the Peoria Breeding Company, of which the original incorporators were…