State v. Jackson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

Defendant was convicted of selling intoxicating liquor, and appeals.

Two federal prohibition agents went to Iola, and through a man *712named Bowen got in touch with a taxicab driver named Hill. Through Hill the agents got in touch with defendant, and purchased from him a jar of moonshine whisky for five dollars. Bowen and Hill were given to understand the agents were visiting Iola because they were interested in purchase of cement stock.

Between eight and nine o’clock on the morning of October 5, 1923, Hill took the agents to defendant’s house,…