Allen v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the unlawful possession of beer for the purpose of sale, and. by the court sentenced to pay a fine of $100.00, and to also serve thirty days in the county jail.

Bill of exceptions No. 1 complains of trial court allowing the sheriff to testify, in substance, that an unnamed engineer on the Santa Fe Railroad came into the sheriff’s office and asked the sheriff if he wanted to catch a bootlegger. Upon receiving an affirmative answer, he told the sheriff to go down to a certain place on the railroad right of way and he would find one. Although…