Middlebrooks v. United States

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs in error were convicted upon the first count of an indictment which charges that they did “unlawfully, willfully, knowingly, and feloniously conspire, confederate, and agree among themselves and with each other, and with other persons to the grand jurors unknown, to commit an offense against the United States; that is to say, the said defendants, at the time and place and in the manner aforesaid, did combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together to manufacture, sell, transport, deliver, furnish, and possess intoxicating liquors, fit for beverage purposes,…