People v. Rous

The appellant and three others were charged by information with having owned and operated distilling apparatus and paraphernalia designed and intended for the manufacture of intoxicating liquor. Upon a separate trial by a jury the appellant was found guilty, and appeals from the judgment and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.

The fact that he was a part owner of the property with the others, and that he financed its establishment and operation, was shown by his co-defendants. Peace officers witnessed the removal of the still from Bell, California, to Azusa, in Los Angeles County;…