In Re the Liquors of Young

In tbis case the information sets forth' that certain liquors “ were kept for the purpose of sale, without authority, within this State, against the statute.” As the charge conforms almost exactly to that provided in Pub. Stat. R. I. cap. 87, § 28, it is sufficient. The principal contention in this case arises from the refusal of the court below to admit the following testimony, offered in defence: Messrs. Young & Lyon, of Providence, appeared as claimants of a portion of the liquor seized. They offered to show that they were duly licensed by the State and city authorities, and had paid a tax…