Joseph J. Hurst v. United States

TUTTLE, Chief Judge.

The appellant here complains of his conviction on four counts of an indictment for violating various sections of the Internal Revenue laws relating to nontaxpaid whiskey. The first count was a conspiracy count, whereas the remaining three counts charge substantive offenses against Hurst and other various defendants.

The case against Hurst was made out largely by the testimony of an informer, who had formerly been active in the illegal whiskey business. While the evidence connecting Hurst with the conspiracy and with the substantive counts of the indictment was sufficient to…