Rock v. State

— Appellant was convicted of tbe offense of keeping wbat is known as a “blind tiger,” *53in violation of §8351 Burns 1908 (§8351 Burns 1914, Acts 1907 p. 689). The affidavit under which appellant was placed on trial, omitting the formal parts, reads as follows: “That at the County of Lawrence and State of Indiana, one Tony Rock of said county and state, did then and there unlawfully keep, run and operate ^ a place where intoxicating liquors were sold, bartered and given away in violation of the laws of this state.” Trial was had by jury, and resulted in conviction, and the penalty assessed was a…