The People v. Katsovitz

Edward Katsovitz and Dave Silverman were convicted by a jury in the criminal court of Cook county of the armed robbery of Philip S. Seelig and sentenced to the penitentiary. The cause is here on writ of error.

The principal ground urged for reversal is that the verdict is against the clear weight of the evidence.

Shortly after 3 :oo o’clock on the afternoon of November 8, 1934, two men held up and robbed Seelig’s Tavern of about $660. The ground floor of the tavern is divided into two rooms. In the rear room were some tables and a men’s lavatory. At the time of the robbery Seelig was in the…