People v. Ward

In addition to the testimony quoted by Mr. Justice BIRD, the record shows that the officer who made the arrest had known the defendant for more than five years; that he lived "in a little houseboat by the car ferry slip in the northwest part of the city on the shores of Grand river, living there alone." He further testified: "We had former suspicions of his carrying liquor." Chief of Police Pippel testified: "Before that day there had been some discussion in the police department * * * regarding Mr. Harry Ward, the respondent here, transactions in intoxicating liquor." Neither officer was…