Oldham v. State

RAMSEY, Judge.

Appellant in this case was charged with unlawfully selling intoxicating liquors in Fannin County in violation of the local option law, and on conviction appeals to this court for redress.

This is a very singular case, and while many questions are raised, the only one worthy of discussion is as to whether or not the evidence sustains the conviction.

The sale in question was made by Jim Beasley, who testified that in the spring of 1907, he was staying down on the Bed Biver for the defendant; was down there selling whisky for him; that he was sent down there with a load of whisky to…