State v. Goddard

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of the crime of having intoxicating liquor in his possession, and from judgment and sentence upon the verdict, this appeal is taken.

On the 14th day of October, 1923, three deputy sheriffs called at the home of appellant, near Tekoa, Washington, and searched his buildings and premises. They found some empty barrels and jugs in the cellar containing the smell of liquor. In a field near the home they found a barrel containing liquor buried in the ground. At the time the barrel was being removed, one of the deputy sheriffs remarked that ‘ ‘ The barrel feels…