Kilgore v. Commonwealth

Lewis Kilgore, who had been jointly indicted with William Grizzle, was convicted of unlawfully manufacturing ardent spirits and sentenced to pay a fine of $300.00 and to work on the public roads for the period of five months, in lieu of his confinement in jail, and also for an additional period of three months unless the fine and costs were paid pursuant to the statute. That judgment is now under review.

The sheriff and his deputies raided a still in the woods, at night, in July or August, 1921. Seeing the light under the still, the party divided, the sheriff coming up from one side and the…