State v. Gamber

The defendants were jointly charged, tried, and convicted of the crime of robbery. The defendant Gamber has appealed.

At the close of the state’s case, the appellant moved for a directed verdict. The denial of this motion constitutes the principal assignment of error. The state’s case shows that the complaining witness, Wolfe, was drinking in a saloon on Yesler way, in the city of Seattle, at about eight o’clock on the evening of the robbery; that he then exhibited a considerable sum of money; that the defendant Matson was then in the saloon, but not drinking with Wolfe; that the appellant was…