Nelson v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called-the defendant, was charged with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor and with the destruction of evidence during a raid on the premises by officers. ITe was found guilty of possessing intoxicating liquor and guilty of destroying evidence.

The defendant was the holder of a license from the. city of Fond du Lac to sell non-intoxicating beverages in a building opposite the court-house square. In the front of the building is a restaurant, in the center of which is a soft-drink stand. On the second floor there are sleeping rooms, some of which…