State v. Walken

This appellant was convicted, of the crime of petit larceny for stealing rugs, portieres, scarfs, towels, napkins and other similar articles from the Usona Hotel in the city of St. Louis. The indictment was for grand larceny and the evidence shows the property stolen was worth several hundred dollars, but the jury returned a verdict for petit larceny. Appellant’s name is spelled sometimes in the record before us as Wolken, but as Walken in the indictment. No briefs or abstracts have been submitted and we only know the errors relied on for reversal from the motion for new trial, which says the…