People v. . Pugh
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Kings county court, rendered November 5, 1900, upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of murder in the first degree and from an order denying a motion for a new trial. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLandon, J.
On the 23d of August, 1900, the defendant, a colored man, twenty-two years of age, went into Hoffman’s restaurant, 1719 Fulton street, Brooklyn, N. Y., sat down at a small table, asked for corn beef and cabbage, was served by John Tietjen, a waiter in service there, ate the same, then rose -from the table and moved toward the door. Tietjen asked him to pay; the price was ten cents; defendant answered that he had no money. Tietjen then said to him: “ I guess you have ten cents, I ain’t going, to be fooled and you’ll have to pay. You are the second one that’s done this to-day.”. Then defendant…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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