McMahon

The defendant was convicted of the crime of robbery, alleged to have been committed on the twenty-fourth day of February, 1898, by the felonious stealing, taking, and carrying away from the person of one Heisler certain silver coins of the value of eighteen dollars. He appeals from the judgment, from the order of the lower court denying motion for a new trial, and from the order denying a motion In arrest of judgment. The principal point made by defendant’s counsel is that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the verdict. Heisler testified that on the evening of February 24th he met the defendant in the saloon of one Harris after dark, and that witness, defendant, and one Patterson went into the back room of the saloon and were drinking, remaining there about half an hour. That the three then left Harris’ saloon, and defendant said they would go to another place. They walked just one block and turned to the right, when defendant or Patterson grabbed witness by the throat, and one or both of them struck him a violent blow over the eye which knocked him down and rendered him for a time insensible. That when he recovered he found that all his money had been taken from his…