State v. Costello

Lawrence and Lonie Costello were charged, tried and found guilty by a jury of the crime of being jointists, and have appealed from a judgment on the verdict.

For several years they had been engaged in business at No. 2, West Riverside avenue, in the city of Spokane. They carried on a fruit, cigar, soft drink and pool room business. Five police officers, provided with a liquor search warrant, entered their place of business when both of them were present and, upon serving the search warrant, made a general search of the premises. For some time they were unsuccessful, whereupon, by what one of…