William J. Gass v. United States

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

A lone gunman entered, a dry cleaning establishment shortly before its 7:00 p. m. closing time on February 3, 1966, and ordered a female employee to “hand over the money.” The employee showed him a half-opened cash register drawer and stated that it contained no money. The lady manager of the business, 1 the only other person in the premises, was summoned from a back room, and she likewise denied that there was any money on hand.

Not to be deterred, the gunman escorted the two women into the back room and again told the manager to “get the money,”…