Shirley v. State

The defendant was indicted and convicted in Rabun superior court for the offense of disturbing public worship. It seems., from the evidence set out in the record, that services *144were held at “Old Tiger Church/’ in that county, on Christmas, day, and that the defendant, although he was described by the pastor of the church as “a scoffer at religion,” attended. The indictment, in substance, alleges, among other things, that'the defendant carried to the church a considerable quantity of intoxicating liquors, both within and without his person; and in corroboration of this the evidence disclosed…