Howell v. State

The plaintiff in error, here designated the defendant, and his son were jointly charged with the illegal possession of whisky. The son was acquitted, and the plaintiff in error was by the verdict of the jury found guilty, with his punishment fixed at confinement in the county jail for 30 days and to pay a fine of $50.

The defendant was a farmer, owning or having under his control 400 acres of land in Kiowa county. Oh this land was the residence where he lived. Near the residence was a tenant house, or house occupied by a laborer employed by the defendant. Certain deputy sheriffs went to these…