Looney v. Commonwealth

Prentis, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

*827The accused was charged with unlawfully and feloniously manufacturing ardent spirits, has been convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of five dollars and to six months imprisonment. He moved the court to set aside the verdict because contrary to the law and the evidence. His motion was overruled and this he assigns as error.

This is a fair summary of all of the evidence: The Commonwealth proved by the witness Short that he with the sheriff and two of the sheriff’s deputies searched the home and premises of the accused thoroughly. He found in a loft…