State v. Cook

The appellant was charged by indictment in the Circuit Court of Cape Girardeau County with the sale of hootch, moonshine and corn whiskey. A change of venue was granted to Scott County where upon a trial the appellant was found guilty and his punishment assessed at a fine of $500. From this judgment he appeals.

A neighbor of the appellant, named Miller, testified that on the day named in the indictment he bought three pints of moonshine whiskey from the appellant. The latter denied this charge. A witness who had accompanied Miller to a point near the appellant’s residence and was awaiting his…