Commonwealth v. Gable

Opinion by

Gunther, J.,

Michael Gable, appellant, and Dominic Narr were indicted and charged with burglary and receiving stolen goods. Narr entered a plea of guilty and testified for the Commonwealth. Gable was tried, convicted by a jury and now appeals from the dismissal of his motion for a new trial.

Defendants were charged with stealing a safe from the home of Gus Paris at 1219 Sandusky Street, Pittsburgh, on April 8, 1950, at or about 8 o’clock p.m. Narr testified that he and Gable forced the front door of the Paris home, carried the safe through the rear kitchen door, loaded it in the trunk…