Loeb v. City of Atlanta

The .circumstances were not inconsistent with the theory of innocence; and as there is no proof in the record of any sale or at1 tempted sale of intoxicating liquors by the accused, his conviction was unauthorized, and the certiorari should have been sustained. The fact that .upon removing, with a hammer and chisel, the window casing, ceiling, and wainscoting of the defendant’s place of business, which had previously been occupied at various times by other persons, several bottles said to contain whisky were found between the two walls of the building (the defendant disclaiming 'all interest…