State v. Baird

Arthur J. Baird was convicted of the offense of maintaining a place for the sale of intoxicating liquors, and appeals from the judgment pronounced against him.

*167The evidence discloses that certain citizens of the city of Tekoa formed an organization, known as the Kle Klnb, for recreational, social, and amusement purposes. The club rented a hall and fitted it up with the ordinary fixtures usually found in such places. The rules of the club provided for its government by a house committee to be elected from time to time, and at the time of the organization of the club, such a committee was…