The People v. Savage

Sam Savage (hereinafter called the defendant) sued out this writ of error to review a judgment of conviction of robbery rendered against him in the circuit court of Will county. He was tried before a jury and the verdict found him guilty as charged in the first of the three counts of the indictment. Carl Lamagno and Angelo Spaletto were indicted with the defendant. They pleaded guilty and were called as the court’s witnesses.

On December 20, 1933, Albert Baskin conducted a clothing store in Joliet. About 9:4s o’clock that evening the defendant, Sam Savage, entered the store and asked to be…