State v. Harrington
State v. Harrington
Opinion of the Court
The appellant was convicted of the crime of petit larceny. The information against her charged her with stealing a cloak belonging to D. May, J. E. Schoenberg and L. D. Schoenberg, doing business in the city of St. Louis under the style of “The Famous.” The date of the offence is stated as October 17,1903. The principle witness for the. State was Mrs. Gatecliffe, a saleswoman at the store known as “The Famous.” That witness testified to observing the appellant and another woman (Pauline Klein) on the third floor of the establishment toward the close of the afternoon of the date mentioned. They were moving about among the display of ladies cloaks and coats and the actions of the appellant attracted the witness’ attention. She swore the appellant walked in a peculiar manner, as if some of her clothing was loose. The witness next noticed appellant in a stooped position as though trying to adjust her underclothing or hose. The witness then saw the trim
The instructions are full and accurate in our judgment. No brief has been filed or argument made in behalf of the appellant, but we have gone over the record, as is our duty, and find that the case for the State was sustained by substantial and credible testimony. Discovering no error, the judgment is affirmed.
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