State v. Wheeler

The present conviction of the defendant is the fourth in a series of prosecutions for the violation of the prohibitory liquor laws of this state. When the defendant was arrested and taken in custody by a police officer, a pint bottle, partially filled with alcohol, was found in his overcoat pocket. At the time of his arrest, he was in a state of intoxication and showed, on his person, the effects of a physical encounter. He testified that he and his wife- attended a party at which liquor was-served, that while present he drank some liquor, but denied that he took any with him to the party or…