The People v. Dron

Plaintiffs in error, Alfred Dron and Paul Vacelli, were found guilty of robbery by a jury in the criminal court of Cook county and were sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of from one to twenty years. The case is here on writ of error.

The complaining witness, Abe S. Murnick, a peddler, testified that on the afternoon of July 18, 1934, as he and his helper were driving in their wagon west on Twelfth street, in Cicero, a car pulled up beside him and a man who has not been apprehended jumped out of the back seat, climbed on witness’ wagon, threatened to shoot him, and took between $20 and…