State v. Heppell

An information was filed against the defendants Heppell, charging them with violation of the liquor laws of the state. The first count charged the possession, on June 30, 1927, with intent to sell, of two gallons of moonshine whiskey and four pints of beer. The second count charged the manufacture of moonshine whiskey. The defendants were convicted on count one, acquitted on count two; and appeal.

The evidence showed that the appellants reside close to Snohomish, and that the land on which they live abuts on a slough, about a hundred feet from their home. On the day in question, a deputy…