The People v. Phelps

By writ of error this case comes from the circuit court of Williamson county, where plaintiff in error, Esco Phelps, (herein called defendant,) was found guilty by a jury of the crime of larceny of five motor-vehicle tires. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were made and overruled and defendant was sentenced to the penitentiary.

On Sunday, March 5, 1944, shortly after 5 :oo P. M., Vincent Blazine parked his car at the Farris tavern in Williamson county. When he started to go home about 10:3o that evening it was gone. March 7, 1944, Robert Ramsey, chief of police of the city of…