McDonald v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

The offense is possessing intoxicating liquor in a dry area for the purpose of sale. The punishment assessed is a fine of $150.00.

The appellant, together with other members of his family, lived in a semi-business house known as the Green Lilly Cafe. Three rooms were used for sleeping purposes; a fourth was a kitchen, in which meals were sometimes served to others. The arrangement of the premises, the proximity of the rooms of the kitchen, and its use, are not clearly shown. The premises were searched by the marshall, who found two pint bottles of whisky in a pasteboard box…