Berry v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction in District Court of Ellis County of manufacturing intoxicating liquor, punishment one year in the penitentiary.

Officers looking for a still observed smoke arising from a wooded locality. They divided into two groups and approached the place. Three of them testified. All -agreed that there were two men at the place where a still in operation was found. It was in a little clearing surrounded by thick brush. Two of the officers said as they worked their way through the thicket and got near the place, they could hear men laughing and talking; it was drizzling rain and…