Allred v. State

The appellant was convicted under an indictment which charged him with engaging in, or carrying on, the business of retailing spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, or intoxicating hitters, without a license. The evidence went to show that he engaged in and carried on the business of selling a compound called “Busby’s Bitters,” which he sold in quantities less than a quart. The evidence also tended to show that this bitters was an intoxicating liquor, and was purchased from defendant to be used, and *113was used, as a beverage. It was not shown what ingredients entered into the composition of the…