Reports of Cases Decided in the Appellate Courts of the State of Illinois Volume 66 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1897 Excerpt: ... Mexican Central Ry. Co. v. Gehr. hiin of robbery or otlier crime, then the jury is instructed that the defendant is not liable for the damages sustained by the plaintiff by cause of such arrest and imprisonment by said authorities. 7. The jury is instructed that by the laws of Mexico, robbery is a crime which is prosecuted ex officio; that in case a robbery is committed, and the person who is robbed gives notic of the robbery to the judicial police of the city of Mexico, without accusing or naming any person as the author thereof, it is the duty of said police to proceed at once to the investigation of the robbery. The jury is further instructed that by the laws of Mexico the said authorities, acting ex officio, may lawfully arrest and detain any person during the investigation of the robbery in prison whom they think might be responsible for the crime. If, therefore, the jury believes from the evidence in the case that the defendant notified the chief of police of the commission of the alleged robbery, but did not name or accuse the plaintiff as the author thereof, and took no further part in the proceedings, then the jury is instructed that the defendant is not liable for damages sustained by the plaintiff by reason of his arrest and imprisonment after the giving of such notice to the police authorities. 9. The jury is instructed as a matter of law that when notice of the commission of a crime is given to the legally constituted authorities of the city of Mexico, the said authorities are required by the laws of Mexico to institute and prosecute all the further proceedings necessary for the apprehension and arrest of the supposed guilty parties, and at their discretion to arrest and imprison any person whom they might suppose responsible for the crime; the...