Wereb v. State

Steve Wereb was found guilty of unlawfully having whisky in his possession, and upon conviction was fined $1000 by the mayor of the village of Genoa. The sentence was affirmed by the Ottawa Common Pleas.

Several constables it seems went to Wereb’s place of business with a search warrant for the purpose of searching the place for liquor. In the tussle which followed, Wereb smashed a bottle concealed on his person which contained whisky, the liquid saturating Wereb’s trousers. The witnesses testified ¡that the odor of the liquid was that of whisky, as was the contents of the bottle.

Upon error…