State v. Wolfe

Lively, President :

John Wolfe and James Bright were jointly indicted for possessing and operating a moonshine still. John Wolfe, found guilty of the charge and sentenced to two years ’ imprisonment in the penitentiary, obtained this writ of error.

In December, 1929, the sheriff of Mason County, together with the chief of police of Point Pleasant and members of the state police department, upon information that there was a moonshine still in the vicinity, conducted an unsuccessful search of defendant Wolfe’s home and barn. A few minutes after the search, Wolfe, his son, Bright, and several…