Powell v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge. —

Appellant was convicted in the district court- of Denton County of manufacturing intoxicating liquor, and his punishment fixed at eighteen months in the penitentiary.

Officers went to the premises of appellant in May or June, 1923, and found a still buried in his garden about seventy-five yards from his house. The still consisted of a ten gallon copper can and a copper worm, which were buried separately. They also found a mash barrel buried in his back yard over which was a piece of iron and dirt thrown over that and a water barrel setting on top of this. There was no mash…