People v. Foley

Foley, who was tried separately, was convicted of robbery. Pyan, on a separate trial for the same act, was found guilty of assault and battery. Foley was sentenced to confinement in the prison at Ionia for five years at hard labor.

The facts testified to indicated that the three defendants,, who lived at .Negaunee, were sitting by the depot at Negaunee about eleven o’clock at night, eating sardines, when two-Swedes, Erick Anderson and John Sockrene, were passing near, and by invitation came up and joined them. Suddenly, and while no unfriendly acts were done on either side, defendants jumped…