Holland v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Misdemeanor. Tried before Judge Walker. In Murray Superior Court. October Term, 1863. The plaintiff in error was put upon trial in the Court below, for illegal distillation. Wm.
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Misdemeanor. Tried before Judge Walker. In Murray Superior Court. October Term, 1863. The plaintiff in error was put upon trial in the Court below, for illegal distillation. Wm. McDaniel testified that he knew nothing in relation to the facts of this case ; that whisky could, in his opinion, be made of millet, or sugar cane seed, without any mixture of corn or other grain; that it could, he believed, be made of irish potatoes and other substances; and that the beer from millet, or sugar cane seed, was of a reddish color. John Hutson testified, that about the time laid in the indictment he was…
1Opinion of the Court
"Walker, J.
This was an indictment under the Act of November, 1862, “ to prevent the unnecessary consumption of grain by distillers and manufacturers of spirituous liquors in Georgia; ” and the question is, whether, under that Act, the distillation of sugar cane seed, (or millet) into spirituous liquors is illegal. The Act says, it shall not be lawful for any person, in *457this State, to make any spirituous liquors “ out of any corn, wheat, rye, or other grain, except for medicinal purposes,” etc., and under a license. Is millet, or sugar-cane seed, “ grain ?” We think it is. Webster’s Dictionary…
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