The People v. Guilfoyle

Plaintiff in error was indicted in the criminal court of Cook county for assaulting one Edith Draeger, a female, with intent to ravish and carnally know her. On his plea of not guilty there was a trial by jury. The jury found him guilty, and the court entered judgment on the verdict, sentencing him to the penitentiary after overruling his motion for a new trial. This writ of error is prosecuted by plaintiff in error for a review of the judgment.

Plaintiff in error asks for a reversal of the judgment on three alleged grounds: (1) That the court erred in admitting incompetent evidence against…