State v. Klein

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

This is an appeal from a conviction for unlawful transportation of intoxicating liquor. Appellant contends that the verdict is not supported by substantial, competent evidence.

On the morning of September 12, 1940, at about eight or nine o’clock, an auto was found wrecked in a ditch a few miles west of DeGraff in Butler county. It contained about 450 pints of whisky and a large additional number of broken bottles. Ownership of the car was traced to the appellant, who lived at Derby, Kan., and he was arrested when he appeared at El Dorado on…