The PEOPLE v. Magby

Defendant, Herman Magby, was tried by a jury in the criminal court of Cook County, found guilty of the crime of robbery with a dangerous weapon, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 15 years nor more than 30 years.

On June 14, 1962, at about 12:45 A.M., Topps Restaurant, in Chicago, Illinois, was robbed by two armed men, one of whom remained in the doorway while the other confronted the owner, informed him it was a “stick-up” and demanded the mone)' in the cash register. When the owner had complied, the robber in the doorway reminded his cohort not to forget the cash…