State v. Nicolls

Appellant was convicted of the crime of selling liquor to one Plaster, an Indian of mixed blood: The apt words of the statute under which the information was drawn are as follows: “That any person who shall sell, give away, dispose of, exchange, or barter any malt, spirituous, or vinous liquor of any kind whatever ... to any Indian whatsoever, or a mixed-blood Indian being more than one-eighth Indian, shall be guilty,” etc. The fact of the selling is not denied. But the case is brought here upon numerous assignments of error, all of which are directed to two propositions of law; first,…