Thomas v. State

The evidence for the state tends to prove the ftndipg of two stills, some mash, and some manufactured whisky, in the woods about 400 yards from defendant’s house. The defendant (a negro) was the tenant of one Huling and was not in possession of the land upon which the stills were located. A path led from the rear of defendant’s .residence to the still place, and a track made by a No. 8 or 9 shoe went from the roar of defendant’s backyard to the still place; that the defendant “put his foot in the track and it fit.” There was also evidence of another path leading from the still in the opposite…