Schwomeyer v. State

Appellant was prosecuted on an affidavit of two counts. The first count charged that he unlawfully manufactured intoxicating liquor, to wit, whisky, and the second that he unlawfully possessed a still and device and property for the manufacture of intoxicating liquor and intended for use in violation of the laws of the State of Indiana. Each count alleged that the offense was committed on October 11, 1921. The trial took place in February, 1922.

There was evidence of circumstances relied on by the state as supporting an inference of appellant’s guilt, including the facts that on October 11,…