Fanning v. State

JACKSON, Chief Justice.

The substantial facts in this case are, that the defendant slipped his hand into a lady’s outside pocket, and furtively took therefrom a purse of money. Before he got the purse entirely out, she felt the hand and tried to seize it, but the thief had succeeded and the purse was gone. In extracting hand and purse, the pocket was torn, and when the lady turned she saw the thief looking unconcernedly at the houses on Whitehall street. She rushed upon him and caught him by the coat, which in his struggle to escape, was left torn in her possession. Afterwards a policeman…