Covington v. State

HENDEBSOU, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of violating the local option law, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $100 and twenty days confinement in the county jail; and brings the case here on appeal.

The issue in this case was whether the liquid sold was whisky or a drink called Mexican Hot Cider, which is shown to be non-intoxicating. There is no evidence that the .decoction made the party who purchased it or his companion intoxicated. The witness Gage testified that he and his companion A. H. Hancock went into Gill Utts’ place of business where cold drinks were kept and asked for two…