Commonwealth v. Heywood
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Complaint for keeping a liquor nuisance. At. the trial in the superior court, before Dewey, J., “ the evidence tended to show that the defendant sold what was called by the witnesses for the Commonwealth strong beer, and by the defendant’s witnesses home-brewed beer; and there was evidence of no other sales; and these sales were only shown by delivery. There was evidence that persons were seen going from the house with pitchers, jugs and pails.
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Complaint for keeping a liquor nuisance. At. the trial in the superior court, before Dewey, J., “ the evidence tended to show that the defendant sold what was called by the witnesses for the Commonwealth strong beer, and by the defendant’s witnesses home-brewed beer; and there was evidence of no other sales; and these sales were only shown by delivery. There was evidence that persons were seen going from the house with pitchers, jugs and pails. There was also evidence that the beer was made by the defendant’s wife, and the witnesses testified that they saw her making it.” The defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Under the instructions given them, the jury must have found that the defendant kept the place for the purpose of selling beer that was intoxicating, and did make sales of such beer therein. This was sufficient to authorize a conviction.
Exceptions overruled.
2Cited by1 opinion
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