State v. Troy

Three others, Emmett Kirby, Joseph Kirby, and Melvin Zuber, were, with appellant, jointly indicted for the murder of Charles Hos. The appellant, Clark Troy, moved for and was granted a separate trial. Zuber was a witness for the State. Emmett Kirby was a witness for the defendant. Joseph Kirby’s whereabouts appear to be unknown.

The four defendants went by automobile to the home of the decedent, Charles Hos, somewhere between 9 :15 and 10:30 P. M., September 21, 1927, to obtain whisky. The State’s claim is that the defendants’ purpose was to get it by “hijacking” Hos. The appellant and Emmett…