Title

1078: The People of the State of New York v. William T. Cavanagh

Abstract

Antonio Lobati, grocer, testifies that the defendant, William Cavanagh, entered his store in July 1910 saying that he, Lobati, had received fifty boxes of macaroni that had previously been stolen.
Cavanagh had demanded sixty dollars with the threat that he would close down the store if he did not receive the money. A second witness, Lorenzo Lombardi, testifies that he had sold the macaroni to Lobati and that he had known that the macaroni had been stolen.
Thomas McKay, a police officer, said he had arrested Cavanagh on the basis of a complaint by Antonio Lobati.
The defendant claims that he had never met Lobati and that he had no knowledge of the macaroni.
The jury returns a verdict of not guilty on the indictment for extortion.

Type of Crime

Extortion See all items with this value

Date of Crime

1909-11-22

Date of Hearing

1910-01-11

Verdict

Not guilty See all items with this value

Defendant(s) Name(s)

William T. Cavanagh

Prosecuting Attorney

Issidor Wasservogel

Defense Attorney

Thomas J. Nolan

Judge

Warren W. Foster See all items with this value

Case ID

1078

Location of Crime

Manhattan, New York

Item sets

Extortion

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