The People v. Gold

Joseph Gold was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county of the larceny of a sewing machine of the value of $120 belonging to the Singer Sewing Machine Company. The trial was by jury and the cause is here on writ of error.

The ground relied upon for reversal is that the defense of alibi and good character outweighed the testimony of the People identifying defendant as the thief.

Harry Levi tus, manager of a branch office of the Singer Sewing Machine Company in the west part of Chicago, testified that about 11:15 o’clock A. M. on Saturday, February 3, 1934, he parked his car across the…