Kanouse v. Town of Lexington

This was a prosecution under the ordinances of the Town of Lexington which prohibit the sale of spirituous, vinous, malt, fermented, mixed or intoxicating liquors, or any mixture, part of which is any of said liquor. The proof is that plaintiff in error sold as a drink a certain liquid which he called cider, but which the chemists called as witnesses on his side pronounced acetic acid and glucose, with a very small percentage of alcohol. A great many witnesses were sworn to prove and to disprove its intoxicating qualities, and from their testimony we see no reason to disturb the verdict for…