Commonwealth v. Martin

Opinion by

James J.,

On January 4, 1936, John. Martin, appellant, was charged on an information before an alderman that on December 12, 1935, he unlawfully kept and possessed 56 five-gallon cans of moonshine whisky in a certain barn on premises occupied by Anna Mason. For this offense he was subsequently indicted. For possession of the same liquor, Charles Leas, Charles Berstler and Francis Berstler were jointly, indicted and Anna Mason was separately indicted. The three cases were called for tidal together and Leas and the Berstlers entered their pleas of guilty. Martin and Anna Mason moved…