State v. Thomsen

We glean the following facts from the record: One Johannes Broderson operated a soft-drink parlor and restaurant in the town of Charlotte, in Clinton County, Iowa. The building in which he was accused of maintaining a liquor nuisance consisted of a front room, known as the soft-drink parlor, and some rear ropms that were occupied by Broderson and his wife as a residence. In the early part of 1927, Broderson was convicted of maintaining a liquor nuisance, sentenced to the county jail, and on February 7th was taken there to serve his sentence. The defendant in this ease, Pete Thomsen, at times…