Brown v. State

Harper, a policeman of the city of Carrollton, was the sole witness for the State. He testified, that he procured one Simpson, who had been employed previously to catch “blind tigers,” gave him some money, and directed him to see if he could purchase whisky from the defendant; that he sent him to the defendant to buy whisky, watched, and saw him give the defendant the money at a stand in the fair grounds, while several other people were standing near; that after receiving the money the defendant went over towards a barn, and in a few minutes came back and went behind a tent, in company with…