Brewster v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was charged with selling intoxicating liquors to J. P. Starnes in violation of the local option law.

The evidence discloses in substance that two friends of Starnes were coming to Tyler. Starnes sought appellant and asked him if he had some whisky. Receiving a negative reply, he then asked appellant if he could get him some'; that he and his friends wanted it. Appellant told him he did not know, but would try. Starnes gave appellant two dollars with which to buy the whisky. It was stated by one of them, or agreed by both, that it would take that amount of…