The People v. Arbuthnot

Plaintiff in error, Elmer Arbuthnot, (otherwise called Adolph Seaman,) and two other men, were indicted on September 21, 1932, for larceny from the person of Joseph A. Brown. The indictment also contained a count charging him and his co-defendants, Frank Fazio, (also known as Frank Farrell,) and Joseph Battaglia, with larceny. During the trial, on motion of the People, this second count was dismissed. Arbuthnot alone was found guilty. He has sued out a writ of error from this court to review the judgment of conviction in the criminal court of Cook county.

About eight o’clock on the morning of…