Anderson v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

’Commissioner Hobson

Reversing.

Mrs. Ritter Anderson was indicted and tried for the offense of having in possession unlawfully spirituous, vinous and malt liquors. Other offenses were charged in the indictment, hut the commonwealth elected to try her on this offense. On the trial two witnesses testified in substance that they went to the home of the defendant and bought some liquor of her and gave her the money for it; that she brought the liquor and gave it to them; that her husband, Reuben Anderson, was there at the time drunk and they and her husband drank the liquor.…