Welch v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called the defendant, was convicted upon the verdict of the jury of having sold a flavoring extract which was unfit for use as a beverage, and which had a content of more than one half of one per cent, of alcohol by volume, for beverage purposes, under such circumstances that he at the time of the sale might reasonably deduce that the purchaser had the intention to use the same for beverage purposes.

On the date of the sale and for a long time prior thereto the defendant conducted a restaurant in the city of Delavan, Wisconsin, and in connection therewith…