Rath v. State

William George Gowans was working at the Hudson Service Station about 4:30 A. M. on June 13, 1962. A black Chevrolet containing a driver and a passenger pulled in the driveway. The driver asked for $2.00 worth of gasoline and requested that the oil be checked. After the gasoline and two quarts of oil were put in the car Gowans asked the driver for payment and was told the passenger had the money. As he walked around the car to the passenger, the passenger opened the car door. “He had a .22 pistol in his hand” and said, “This is a stick-up.” He demanded the money Gowans had in his pockets,…