State v. Stewardson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

The defendant appeals from a conviction of manslaughter in the third degree.

The facts were substantially these: J. E. Welsh was a druggist in Garnett, having operated a drug store there for a number of years. John Reinfeld was and had been for some time city marshal of Garnett. Shortly prior to July 4,1925, the defendant was appointed assistant to Reinfeld. About 2 a. m., July 6, 1925, Welsh, with one *515Clifford Burch, came out of a restaurant having in their possession a bottle, or some bottles. (It was claimed they were drinking liquor…