BARTON v. UNITED STATES
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of South Carolina, at Greenville; Henry H. Watkins, Judge. Gus Barton and Deo Barton were convicted of violation of Rev. St. §§ 3258, 3279, 3281 (Comp. St. §§ 5994, 6019, 6021), and they bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in error, defendants below, were indicted in the District Court of the United States for the Western District of South Carolina for a violation of sections 3258, 3279, and 3281, R. S. (Comp. St. §§ 5994, 6019, 6021). They were tried before a jury at the October term, 1919, at Greenville, S. C., and convicted upon all the counts of the indictment.
When the illicit distillery was found by the officers, according to the testimony, it was ready for operation. No one was then there present, but the officers concealed themselves and laid in wait with the purpose…
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