State v. Whitman

MO'RIARTY, C.

The appellant, George Whitman, was convicted on a charge of having intoxicating liquor in his possession in a public place, and. he appeals from the judgment entered upon such conviction, and from an order denying a new trial.

The record shows the following facts: On April 20, 1924, a barber shop in the city of Burke was searched by officers, who found in a closet in the rear of the shop a bottle marked “Clover Blossom Toilet Water. Ai pleasing Face Lotion. 'Contains Grain Alcohol 50 per cent.” This bottle contained “Moonshine Whisky.” It is admitted that the defendant was the…