Ford v. State

Ernest Ford, plaintiff in error, here referred to as the defendant, was convicted of having illegal possession of whisky, with his punishment assessed at 30 days in jail and a fine of $50.

The evidence shows that the defendant and one Red Jones jointly operated a public rooming house on the second floor of a certain building in Ardmore; that of .fleers searched the premises under authority of a search warrant, and in a locked compartment at the foot of the rear stairs, where the water heater for the rooming house was operated, they found 11 gallons of whisky. ’The defendant denied that the…