Alexander Badham robs Samuel Miller

The defendant, a passenger in a taxicab, "requested the [driver] accompany him to an apartment ... stating that his wife would pay ... the fare due him." Once inside the apartment, the prisoner "seized the complainant, threw him on the ground, and threatened to kill him if he did not give him $10." The cab driver allowed the defendant to take his wallet, worth 50 cents, but afterwards pursued him - firing two shots to halt him, before causing his arrest by a police officer.