were, the said ...... and ... his wife, then and there so being in said dwelling house were then and there burnt and consumed and of the burning and consuming aforesaid died, to-wit, on the ..... day of ......, in the year of our Lord ..., at at ...... aforesaid, in the County aforesaid. And so the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do say, that by force of the statute in such case made and provided, the said ... in the manner and form aforesaid, feloniously, wilfully and of his malice aforethought, the said ...... and his wife, at ..... aforesaid, in the County aforesaid, did kill and murder; against, etc., and contrary, etc. ....... ... Circuit Court of said Coun The grand jurors chosen, selected, and sworn, in and for the County of in the name and by the authority of the People of the State of Illinois, upon their oaths, present, that late of ......, in the County of ... ... aforesaid, wickedly contriving and intending one wilfully, feloniously and of his malice aforethought, to kill and murder on the day of . . . . . ., in the year of our Lord ......, at aforesaid, in the County aforesaid, in and upon one feloniously, wilfully and of his malice aforethought, did make an assault, and that the said ...... a certain pistol, then and there loaded and charged with gunpowder, and one leaden bullet, then and there feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, did discharge and shoot off, to, against, and upon the said and that the said ..... with the leaden bullet aforesaid, out of the pistol aforesaid, then and there by force of the gunpowder aforesaid, by the said ...... discharged and shot off as aforesaid, the said ......, in and upon the left breast of him, the said ... a little above the left pap of him, the said .. then and there feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, did strike, penetrate and wound; giving to the said then and there, with the leaden bullet aforesaid, so as aforesaid shot and discharged and sent forth out of the pistol aforesaid, by the said . . . . . ., in and upon the left breast of him, the said ... one mortal wound of the depth of four inches, and breadth of half an inch, of which said mortal wound the said ...... then and there instantly died. And so the jurors aforesaid, do say, that the said .... the said in manner and form aforesaid, ....... ......? then and there feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, did kill and murder; against the peace, etc., and contrary, etc. For Murder by Striking with an Axe. The grand jurors chosen, selected, and sworn, in and for the County of ......, in the name and by the authority of the People of the State of Illinois, upon their oaths, present, that late of ..... in the County of ......, on the ..... ..., in the year of our Lord .... at day of ..... aforesaid, in the County aforesaid, with force and arms, in and upon one ......, did make an assault, and that the said ... with a certain axe, the said ......, in and upon the back side of the head of the said . then and there feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, did strike and bruise, giving to the said ......, then and there, with the axe aforesaid, in and upon the said back side of the head of the said one mortal wound, of which said mortal wound the said then and there instantly died. And so the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do say, that the said the said ... then and there, in manner and form aforesaid, feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, did kill and murder; against the peace, etc., and contrary to, etc. The grand jurors chosen, selected and sworn, in and for the County of ......, in the name and by the authority of the People of the State of Illinois, upon their oaths, present, that the ...... ......? aforesaid, on aforesaid, in feloniously and late of in the County of .... day of A. D. .... at the county aforesaid, in and upon one wilfully did make an assault, and that the said ...., with a certain knife, the said ...... in and upon the left shoulder of the said ......, then and there feloniously and wilfully did strike, cut, stab, and thrust, giving to the said ...... then ....... and there, with the knife aforesaid, in and upon the left shoulder of the said ... a mortal wound of the breadth of three inches, and of the depth of four inches, of which said mortal wound the said .... then and there instantly died. And so the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do say, that the said ...... the said .. in manner and form aforesaid, then and there feloniously and wilfully did kill. Against the peace, etc., and contrary to statute, etc. For murder. -Need not use word "lawfully," 244-444. -What need not be alleged, 242-101; 280-321 (323). -When good, 224-201; 106-306. -Of killing "unknown" is sufficient, 224-201. -By abortion, 89-571. -In murder-what should contain, 139-81; 2 Scam. 326. -Averment of shooting, 138-356. (See also Bishop's Directions and Forms.) Of False Pretenses. State of Illinois County} SS. Of the ..... term of the Circuit Court, A. D. The grand jurors chosen, selected, and sworn, in and for the County of in the name and by the authority of the People of the State of Illinois, upon their oaths, present, that late of ... in the County of ..... ...... ....... ....... to the on the ......" day of ..... A. D. .... at ...... aforesaid, in the County aforesaid, unlawfully and knowingly, and designedly did in writing signed by him, falsely represent and pretend to that a certain paper writing produced by the said ..... said ......, and purporting to be a check drawn by the said upon ......" ..., bankers, for the payment to bearer of the sum of one thousand dollars, was then and there a good, genuine, and vailable order for the payment of the sum of one thousand dollars, and was then and there of the value of one thousand dollars, which said check is of the tenor following, that is to say (here set it out), and that the said an account with the said ......, and that the said money in the hands of the said ... ... for the payment of said check, and that the said .... had full power, right and authority to draw checks upon said ......, by means of which said false pretenses the said kept ... had did then and there unlaw fully, knowingly and designedly obtain from the said (here describe the goods and their value), of the goods and chattels of the said ......, with intent then and there to defraud the said ...... of the same, the same not being a sale of said property on a credit. Whereas, in truth and in fact, the said paper writing was not then and there a good, genuine and available order for the payment of the sum of one thousand dollars, nor was the same then and there of the value of one thousand dollars; and, whereas, in truth and in fact, the said ... ... did not keep any account with the said ......, and, whereas, in fact and in truth, the said ...... had not any money in the hands of the said ...... for the payment of said check; and, whereas, in truth and in fact, the said ...... had not any power, right or authority to draw checks upon the said as the said ...... then and there well knew; ...... against, etc. -For obtaining money by-sufficient, 197-638; 261-293. -For confidence game, 47-468; 255-19. -Obtaining money by fraud, 76-265; 24-60; 261-293. -Obtaining goods by false pretense-sufficient, 135-405. (See Bishop's Directions and Forms.) In Conspiracy. -Intent need not be averred, 243-68. -Method of defrauding need not be set out, 242-284; 23991; 22-314. -To injure character, 271-180. -Need not allege that fraud was against any persons in particular, 239-91; 229-227. -May refer to one as unknown, 239-91. -Proper to name deceased person as a conspirator, 242-284. -Must allege act injurious to public morals, 229-593. -Statement in videlicet must be consistent with the indictment, 229-593. -When sufficient, 219-23; 84-216; 255-19; 255-456. -General rules, 84-216; 25-9. -Bill of particulars in, 239-91; 231-9; 126-150. (See Bishop's Directions and Forms.) The grand jurors chosen, selected, and sworn, in and for the County of... . . ., in the name and by the authority of the People of the State of Illinois, upon their oaths, present, that late of ..... . in the County of in the year of our Lord. ...... ..... ..... on the day of ..... at ...... aforesaid, in the County aforesaid, in a certain cause, in which was plaintiff, and ...... defendant, which said cause was then and there tried before ......, a justice of the peace of said County of ......, of which cause the said justice of the peace then and there had lawful jurisdiction and on the trial of which cause said appeared as a witness for and on behalf of the said was then and there duly sworn (or affirmed) by the said. who had full power and authority to administer the oath, that the evidence he should give relating to the matter in difference between the parties should be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth; and that upon the trial of said cause it became a material question whether the said ...... had sold to the said ...... twenty bushels of wheat, and that thereupon the said ..... having then and there so sworn as aforesaid, did then and there, towit, on the trial of said cause, before the said ......, justice as aforesaid, falsely, wilfully and corruptly depose, swear and give in evidence, among other things, in substance as follows, to-wit, that on or about the in the year of our Lord ......, the said ...... did sell to the said ... twenty bushels of wheat, whereas in truth and in fact the said .. did not, on or about the ...... day of ......, in the year of our Lord or any other time, sell to the said twenty bushels of wheat, or any other quantity of wheat; and so the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do say, that the said .... on the ...... day of ... in the year last aforesaid, at aforesaid, in the County aforesaid, before the said justice, etc., he, the said ..... having lawful power and authority as aforesaid, by his own act and consent, and of his own most wicked and corrupt mind, in manner and form aforesaid, falsely, wickedly, wilfully and corruptly did commit wilful and corrupt perjury contrary to the statute and against the peace and dignity of the same People of the State of Illinois. ..... ...... day of |