State v. Metzger

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This defendant was convicted of having unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor.

It appears that the sheriff raided defendant’s premises, and found in his cellar a ten-gallon jar which contained a decoction composed of water and raisins and having a high percentage of alcohol.

In the prosecution which followed, the chief defense was that the liquid mixture was only vinegar in the course of its making, that it had been set for such legitimate purpose under sanction of the statute (R. S. 21-2112) by defendant’s wife, and that defendant…