State v. . Kittelle

The defendant Kittelle was, at the time of the alleged sale, the proprietor of the Buford Hotel, in Charlotte, and of the bar connected therewith. The defendant had two clerks in his barroom. Shuman testified that he was a minor and unmarried, and that one of the clerks sold him beer, but he could not state which one it was, and that Kittelle was not present when he bought the beer. The defendant Kittelle testified that he had given his clerks "special instructions not to sell liquor to minors or on Sunday, and otherwise to comply with the law"; that he closely scrutinized the conduct of the…