The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-10-27
JNO. M. ADAMS
DRAWS LIMIT
For Having Liquor In His Posses
sion for Sale with Govern
ment License.

JOnn nj. ADAMS, FORMER SaIO0n-
ist Of this city, was tried in the
county court Friday for having IL
quor in his possession for the pur-
pose Of sale in local option terri
tory, he being the holder of a retail
liquor dealers license at the time
and given the limit of 800 fine and
cost and fifty days in the county
jail Adams prosecuted an appeal
To the Circuit Court and the same
will come up for trial at the Jam
nary term. In the meantime he is
at liberty on bond.
Last week we gave an account of
raid made by county officials en-
supposed soft drink place above
Jeffersonvilie and the arrest of one
James Coffee and boy named Os-
car Prater. AT the time the officers
were of the belief that the place
really belonged to Adams and as
soon as they we're convinced of this
fact, warrant was sworn out for
his arrest and his trial set for the
same day the Coffee and Prater
cases had been assigned for. The
Commonwealth elected to try Adams
first and the proof introduced by
County Attorney Senff was in sub
stance as follows:
Sheriff Howell swore he had made
the raid a week previously, under a
search and seizure warrant and
found some six barrels of the sus-
pected beverage, which was not la
beled in any way and arrested Cof-
fee and Prater. Deputy Sheriff
Montjoy proved the same facts and
in addition the delivery of two bot
ties from the barrels seized to Prof.
j. 0. LaBach, State Chemist at
Lexington. County Clerk Greene
proved the existence of local option
in Jeffersonville precinct and the
fact that Adams had license to
sell soft drinks there. Mr.. ]. c.
McNeal and Mr.. W. 0. Pierce of
the c. & 0. r. r. Co., proved the
delivery Of the barrels to Adams,
which had been shipped him by the
Lexington Brewing Company and
billed as containing less than one
half of one, per cent. alcohol. Prof.
LaBach, who was present in court
and proved very interesting and
intelligent witness proved the an
alysis of the samples delivered to
him by Mr.. Montjoy and the fact
that each contained 4.34 per cent
alcohol, or just the same as ordi-
nary beer. County Attorney Senff
then introduced certificate from
the Collector of Internal Revenue
showing that Adams had govern
ment retail liquor dealers license,
which is pIima facia evidence of
guilt under the law, and then sur
prised all present by introducing
James Coffee, who swore he was
merely acting as Adams agent. So
plain was the proof that Adams did
not offer to take the witness stand
and his appeal is thought to be only
for the purpose of delay.
James Coffee was then fined 500,
which is the limit, for having the
beverage in his possession. He al
so appealed to the Circuit Court.
The Prater case was passed until
next Saturday.
Under the law the beer cannot be
destroyed, but must be kept until
the appeal is tried. The officers are
determined that the law shall be
strictly observed and any citizen
who suspects that beverage is
being sold in the county containing
more than one half Of one per cent.
of alcohol (this being the limit al
lowed by law, viii render mater
ial service by delivering sample
of same to the County Attorney who
will have it analized and institute
prosecutions against any one found
to be violating the law.
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