Childs v. State

The information charged that in the county of Logan, on the 9th day of October, 1915, Bud Childs did then and there unlawfully have in his possession “42 quarters of beer, V/2 quarts of whisky, and 1 quart of gin, with the intent then and there to barter, sell, give away, and furnish said intoxicating liquors.” Upon his trial the jury returned a verdict of guilty, .and he was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and be confined for 30 days in the county jail. To reverse the judgment an appeal by case-made was duly perfected.

The plaintiff in error, a negro, with his wife and five or six children,…