Hall v. United States

WILBUR K. MILLER, Associate Justice.

Henry McDowell’s .38-calibre revolver was stolen from his residence in the District of Columbia during the daylight hours of Tuesday, March 11, 1947. When Preston Barnes was arrested for the theft a few days later, a story of murder began to unfold. With the revolver in his possession, Barnes had been in company on that Tuesday with the appellants Joe Gray and Shirley Harris. The weapon was turned over to Gray, who hid it under the mattress on his mother’s bed. Eight bullets, which also had been stolen from McDowell, were handed to Harris, who took them to…