Johnson v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

— Conviction is for the manufacture of intoxicating liquor with punishment assessed at one year in the penitentiary.

The facts, condensed, follow: On August 25th, 1922, officers went to a point on a branch in ,a pasture belonging to one Hyatt. They found fourteen barrels of mash, and a still which was not in operation at the time. Across the branch to the south under some brush they found two and a half gallons of whisky in jars. Hyatt-was working around the still, apparently emptying it and pouring the contents into barrels. The first time appellant was noticed by the officers…