City of Salina v. Laughlin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

These appeals raise different questions of law, but involve the same facts and were submitted together.

The appellant kept a restaurant at Salina. On the night of November 11, 1918, after the day’s business was ended, the appellant and three friends retired to a rear room of the restaurant, turned out the lights, seated themsel.ves about a table and remained until about midnight, when police officers demanded admission to the room. On this being refused, the officers broke down the door and entered. One of ap*276pellant’s friends who attempted to…