State v. Wilcox

On the 13th day of March, 1879, the. appellee, James Wilcox, was indicted in due form of law, in the court below, for unlawfully selling intoxicating liquor without a license so to do.

The indictment charged that the said sale was made on the 1st day of March, 1879. Upon the appellee’s arraignment and his plea of “ not guilty” as charged in the indictment, the cause was tried by the court, without a jury, and a finding was made for the appellee, and judgment was rendered accordingly.

On the trial, the State, by its attorneys, made certain offers of evidence, to the admission of which evidence…