State v. Ireland

I. The defendant was tried upon an indictment charging him with the larceny of a Ford automobile. The defendant, in addition to testifying in his own behalf, offered evidence of an alibi. The automobile was stolen from Riverview Park, in the city of Des Moines, where it had been parked by C. A. Arnold, the owner, about 10 o’clock P. M., July 26, 1919. The defendant and a soldier by the name of Robinson were arrested at a rooming house at 319 Ninth Street, in the city of Des Moines, about 12 o’clock on the same evening, upon the charge of having stolen the car. William Carpenter and a party by…