People v. Owen

Defendant Owen was charged with breaking and entering the dwelling house of one Bert Moyer in the nighttime with intent to commit the crime of larceny. The Moyer home is located about 3 miles east of Vicksburg in Kalamazoo county, and is 27 miles from Battle Creek. The property stolen consisted of 2 cans of peppermint oil worth between $400 and $500 and an automatic shotgun. Defendant was convicted and the case is here on exceptions before sentence.

The officers investigating the burglary concluded John and Milo Culp were concerned in it. They were arrested and confessed, implicating defendant…