Re Welisch

This is an application to this court that the defendant, Paul Welisch, be admitted to bail pending an appeal. It appears that the defendant was convicted of the crime of violating the prohibition law. This crime is a misdemeanor under the constitutional amendment, the penalty denounced being both a fine and imprisonment. The trial court adjudged the defendant to suffer imprisonment in the county jail for a period of fourteen months, and that he pay a fine of $300. His motion for a new trial was overruled and an appeal taken, which in contemplation of law is pending in this court. The judge of…