Lathrope v. State

This was a prosecution under the act of February 27th, 1873, for giving intoxicating liquor to a person who was in the habit of getting intoxicated.

The only question in the case is, was the evidence sufficient to sustain the conviction ? All the evidence as to the kind or quality of the liquor given or drank was this:

Mrs. Woods testified. “ Saw him, Maggart, drink beer; did *556not see any one give it to him. * * Lathrope called for it; said it was fresh beer; can’t remember what they called it; saw the keg in the case.”

Mrs. M. H. Frasier testified. “KnowWm. P. Maggart; it was on the 30th day of…