State v. Basil

— Mary Basil was, by a jury, found guilty of the offense of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, and appeals from the judgment pronounced against her.

On the afternoon of March 17, 1921, at Dayton, Washington, some one began interfering with conversations held over a local telephone line. The manager of the telephone company suspected the person to be the appellant, and, after the interference had continued for sometime, made complaint to the sheriff of the county, informing him of his suspicions, and further informing him that the appellant was probably using the telephone of her son,,…