Settles v. State

The plaintiffs in error, here denominated the defendants, by separate verdicts of the jury were found guilty of the illegal possession of whisky. The punishment of defendant Settles was assessed at a fine of $500 and confinement in the county jail for 6 months; the punishment of Ruth McFarland was fixed at a fine of $250 and 90 days in jail.

In the town of Tonkawa, in Kay county, there waá a. building, the upper story of which was known as the McFarland rooming house. The lower front portion of the. building was occupied as a secondhand furniture store; the rear portion of the lower floor was…