The People v. Montgares

The plaintiff in error was tried without a jury and found guilty in the county court of DeKalb county of the unlawful sale and possession of intoxicating liquor and sentenced to sixty days in jail and to pay a fine of $200. The record has been brought here for review by writ of error.

At the time of the alleged sale and possession the accused conducted a soft drink parlor in the basement of a building situated at the southeast corner of Sixth street and Lincoln highway, in the city of DeKalb. A witness for the prosecution testified that about ten o’clock in the evening on the day in question…