Typed as spelled by Lena Stone Criswell
THE DAILY DEMOCRAT
Thirty-First Year - Number 169
Marlin, Texas, Tuesday, November 17, 1931
NO VERDICT REACHED IN LIQUOR POSSESSION CASE
Wife of Defendant Testifies Whiskey Kept at Place For Personal Use
No verdict was reached by the jury in the case of John Burgess, tried
Monday afternoon on a charge of illegal possession of intoxicating liquor,
the jury being discharged today.
Only witness called by the defense, the wfie of defendant testified
whiskey found at the place where they resided by officers last April was kept
there "for personal use."
Members of the jury were: Tom Bryant, E. E. Copeland, Joe Johnson, B.
A. Woltman, J. L. Pittman, Ed Braden, J. J. Gallaher, R. H. Jones, L. J.
Bruggman, L. B. Barton, G. Vogel, E. A. Gibson.
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printing by The Democrat, Marlin, Falls County, Tx.
