State v. Sampson

— Tbe accused, with Charles Bergman and Hans Olson, occupied the same room at 205 Hoyt street,, in Mason City, and had done so for several weeks. In the evening of February 17, 1911, he retired at about 10 o’clock, and the others shortly afterwards, and, after they had fallen asleep, he arose, dressed, and seizing Olson’s watch from the dresser and Bergman’s purse containing $42 from his trunk, departed. He was subsequently arrested and two informations filed with a justice of the peace, the one, sworn to by Olson, charging him with petit, larceny of the watch and the ’other, sworn to by…