Klein v. People

On the 17th of January, 1884, Clemens Klein, plaintiff in error, impleaded with Henry Tiederman, was convicted in the Criminal Court of Cook county, on a charge of robbery, the jury fixing the time of his confinement in the penitentiary at eight years. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment having severally been made and overruled, the court, on the 4th of February following, entered final judgment upon the verdict, to reverse which the accused has brought the present writ of error.

Eva Reed, the prosecuting witness, testified, in substance, that in the afternoon of October 11,…