Halfmoon v. State

The information in this case charges that the defendant, Tom Halfmoon, on or about the 7th day of February, 1922, did “have possession of certain spirituous, vinous, fermented, malt, and intoxicating liquors, to wit, 60 gallons of mash, said mash being then and there a liquid capable of being used as a beverage and containing more than one-half of one per cent, alcohol, measured by volume, with the unlawful intent then and there on the part of him, the said Tom Halfmoon, to sell, barter, give away, exchange, or otherwise furnish the same, contrary to,” etc.

Upon his trial the jury returned a…