Commonwealth v. Smith

Defendant was tried on May 7, 1958, before me, specially presiding without a *115jury, on two bills of indictment charging him with the unlawful possession of untaxed liquor. Both arrests had been made at his place of residence, 1738 North Thirteenth Street, Philadelphia.

In bill no. 1528 the offense was alleged to have occurred on September 28, 1956, when defendant admitted police officers to his first floor rear apartment where there were 10 other male persons seated and standing around. The “white whiskey”, properly identified, was found under the mattress in the only bedroom in two gallon…