Martin v. City of Rome

Will Martin was convicted in the recorder’s court of the city of Borne of violating a city ordinance which prohibited the keeping of intoxicating liquors for the purpose of sale or barter. There were six or seven other defendants charged with the same offense, and the witness who testified against Martin was also the witness in the other cases. Martin and the other defendants were all present in court at the same time. The defendants had separate counsel, and these counsel were also present in court. When Lawrence, who was the principal witness for the State in all these cases, was put upon…