State v. Rouner

Appellant was found guilty in the Circuit Court of Texas County of selling moonshine whiskey, and his punishment was assessed at four years' imprisonment in State prison. From the sentence and judgment he appeals.

Harry Kelly, sheriff of Texas County, was the sole witness for the State. He testified that on and prior to September 1, 1931, appellant Rouner operated an oil filling station and tourist camp called Piney Vu Lodge on Highway 17, about three miles west of Houston, the Texas county seat. After dark on the evening of September 1, 1931, Sheriff Kelly and Frank Jarrett and J.C. Finney…