State v. Bailey

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of conviction and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

Upon an information, duly filed, defendant was convicted of the statutory crime of selling intoxicating liquor, potable as a beverage.

Two detectives, employed by the sheriff of Otter Tail county as investigators and under-cover men, testified that on March 20, 1928, at the village of Dent in said county the defendant sold and delivered to one of them (Franz) a pint bottle of moonshine whisky for $1.50. Both witnesses testified to the circumstances surrounding the sale and that shortly…