Miller v. United States

HUNT, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff in error asks review of his conviction of the sale of intoxicating liquor and of maintaining a nuisance, contrary to the provisions of the Alaska Bone Dry Act. 39 Stat. 903, c. 53, approved February 14, 1917 (48 U.S.C.A. § 261 et seq.).

Error is assigned to a ruling of the court admitting certain testimony of a prohibition agent, who, after testifying that he and one Kinnard, another prohibition officer, while making an investigation, met and talked with two young men, added: “Liquor was mentioned, and they said they would — ” Counsel for defendant interrupted and…