Dickerson v. United States

MOLYNEAUX, District Judge.

The four plaintiffs in error, Dickerson, Conroy, Halley, and Eaton, were indicted together with fifteen other individuals and one corporation, charging conspiracy and various violations of the Prohibition Act (Comp. St. § 10138% et seq.). There were five counts in the indictment, and plaintiffs in error were convicted on the first and fourth counts.

The first count charged all of the defendants with a conspiracy (a) to transport 70 drums of alcohol from Peoria, Ill., to Des Moines, Iowa; (b) to sell intoxicating liquor in Des Moines at the Red. Line Transfer & Storage…