January v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— Unlawfully manufacturing intoxicating liquor is the offense; penalty, confinement in the penitentiary for a period of one and one-half years.

Payne, the sheriff, went upon a farm known as the Sneed Place, consisting of about 1,000 acres. The appellant was seen in a shack about half a mile from any other habitation upon the farm. As the sheriff approached the shack, he saw the appellant lying down in the door. He also saw a number of jars. When he reached a point about ten or fifteen feet from the jars, he could tell that they contained whisky. He also smelled the odor…