People v. True

The grand jury of Sangamon county, on January 22, 1924, indicted Russell True, Roy Spain and Howard Fagan for robbery. The indictment consists of two counts. The first count charges that True, Spain and Fagan robbed William H. Diebold of $96 in currency and thirty-nine pints of whisky, valued at $2 per pint. The second count charges them with the same robbery while armed with a dangerous weapon. Fagan failed to appear at the trial. The jury 'found True and Spain guilty of robbery as charged in the second count. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled and True and…