People v. Pastel

The plaintiffs in error, Frank Pastel, Robert Meyers and Athol Morris, together with Dieter Burger, were indicted in the city court of Alton for the larceny of an automobile of the value of $1000, the property of James M. Malcolm. A jury found all the defendants guilty, and the court, after overruling motions of the plaintiffs in error for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, sentenced them to the State reformatory. The motion of defendant Burger for a new trial was continued, and he was admitted to bail on his personal recognizance on recommendation of the State’s attorney.

James M. Malcolm…