State v. John

Hatcher, President:

The defendant was convicted in the circuit court of Mon-ongalia county upon a charge of owning and operating a moonshine still.

The prosecution had its inception in a search and seizure warrant, issued on March 6, 1926. It was executed on March 21, 1926, the sheriff’s return showing: “I executed the within warrant by searching the premises of the within named Madison John and finding thereon 411 gallons of moonshine liquor, two fifty gallon stills, forty pounds of charcoal and about 400 pounds of sugar and 9 barrels of apple juice, 1 dozen packages of magic yeast, hose,…