Commonwealth v. Martin

38 N.E. 708, 162 Mass. 402, 1894 Mass. LEXIS 88

Opinion

Barker, J.

The case needs no discussion. The fact that there were in the defendant’s carpenter shop thirty-seven bottles of lager beer, seventy-three empty lager beer bottles, a four-gallon jug full of whiskey, another four-gallon jug containing about a quart of the same liquor, a tunnel, a corkscrew, and three bottles known as “ smugglers ” all smelling of whiskey, with the way in which these articles were placed in the shop, justified the verdict of guilty.

Footnotes

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* Exceptions overruled.

The thirty-seven bottles of lager beer were found in a dry-goods box and in a leather bag, those in the dry-goods box being in straw. The four-gallon jug which was full of whiskey was sealed with sealing wax, and stamped upon the sealing wax was the name “ Munroe & Co., 72 Broad St., Boston ” ; the partly empty jug was under a bench, covered with paper, and near the jugs were two tags, on one side of which was-written the defendant’s name, and on the other side was printed “ Munroe & Co., 72 Broad St., Boston.” The tunnel, corkscrew, and three bottles known as “smugglers ” were found in various places in the room.