{ "id": 8723115, "name": "Crawford v. State", "name_abbreviation": "Crawford v. State", "decision_date": "1901-06-08", "docket_number": "", "first_page": "360", "last_page": "363", "citations": [ { "type": "official", "cite": "69 Ark. 360" } ], "court": { "name_abbreviation": "Ark.", "id": 8808, "name": "Arkansas Supreme Court" }, "jurisdiction": { "id": 34, "name_long": "Arkansas", "name": "Ark." }, "cites_to": [ { "cite": "35 Fed. 570", "category": "reporters:federal", "reporter": "F.", "case_ids": [ 3753789 ], "opinion_index": -1, "case_paths": [ "/f/35/0570-01" ] }, { "cite": "56 Ark. 444", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ark.", "case_ids": [ 1326166 ], "opinion_index": -1, "case_paths": [ "/ark/56/0444-01" ] }, { "cite": "45 Ark. 173", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ark.", "case_ids": [ 1892015 ], "opinion_index": -1, "case_paths": [ "/ark/45/0173-01" ] } ], "analysis": { "cardinality": 409, "char_count": 7781, "ocr_confidence": 0.481, "pagerank": { "raw": 1.9221776475053908e-07, "percentile": 0.7331261397865281 }, "sha256": "c7409eeeb3c738fb70b7649b09d50f2e623e87b642030104f9495a33f5e17d3e", "simhash": "1:68ec771a6d50af34", "word_count": 1328 }, "last_updated": "2023-07-14T20:49:09.426821+00:00", "provenance": { "date_added": "2019-08-29", "source": "Harvard", "batch": "2018" }, "casebody": { "judges": [], "parties": [ "Crawford v. State." ], "opinions": [ { "text": "Battle, J.\nEd Crawford was accused before a justice of tRe peace \u201cof running a blind tiger, by the clandestine sale or giving away of intoxicating liquors,\u201d \u201csuch as alcohol, and ardent and vinous spirits, and malt liquors, and cider and wine,\u201d \u201cin his store or grocery house just east of the railroad crossing, south of the town of Rison about one-half mile, near the south corporate limits of the town,\u201d in the county of Cleveland, and in the state of Arkansas. lie was convicted, and appealed to the Cleveland circuit court, and was convicted in that court, and fined in the sum of $100, and then appealed to this court.\nIn the trial before a jury, witnesses testified that they purchased cider of the appellant and drank it; that it had a stimulating effect upon them; that there was no taste of whisky or alcohol in it; that the taste was like cider, and was a pleasant drink; that appellant \u201cdrew it out of a small barrel sitting in his store, and sold it over the counter just as he did his other goods.\u201d One witness testified that he thought \u201cit was somewhat intoxicating.\u201d\nThe appellant testified that he heard the witnesses testify that they had purchased cider from him; that he sold to them the cider; that he made it according to the following \u201cformula:\u201d \u25a0\u201cPut 5 gallons of water into a tub, and dissolve 22-\u00a3 pounds granulated sugar; add three-fourths of a pound of tartaric acid, and dissolve; then add one-half ounce salicylic acid, then two ounces ruby color, and stir well; then add four ounces Moore and Hill\u2019s extract of clierrry, stirring the whole until \u2019 well mixed; then \u25a0measure up into a keg and fill out with water to make 16 gallons.\u201d He further testified that the cider sold by him \u2019 contained nothing except what the formula called for, and was not made by fermentation; that it is a pleasant, sour drink; that the business men of his town came to his store and drank it; and that he never saw any one intoxicated by it.\nUpon this evidence the court, among others, gave two instructions, and numbered them 3 and 4, which are as follows:\n\u201c3. The court instructs the jury that the statutes prohibit the sale of any compound or preparation containing alcoholic liquors, which, though not intoxicating, is used and drunk as' a beverage, or in lieu of a stronger drink.\n-\u25a0 ' \u201c4. You are instructed that if you believe from the\u2019 evidence that defendant, at any time within twelve months next before the filing of the information in this ease, sold or gave away any kind of compound or preparation whatever, as a beverage, or ' otherwise, that contained intoxicating elements of any' Quantity, \u25a0 you should find him guilty as charged.\u201d\nThe appellant asked, and the court refused to give, the following instruction: \u201c2. If the jury finds from the evidence that the articles sold, which the witnesses call cider, was a combination of acids made by the formula introduced in evidence, and con.tained no intoxicating ingredients that intoxicate, as alcohol, ardent wines, malt or fermented liquors do, then the jury will acquit the defendant.\u201d But amended it by adding the words, \u201cunless said acid or drink was used, sold or drunk, as is pointed out in instructions numbered 3 and 4 in this case,\u201d and gave it as amended, over the objections of the appellant.\nThe court erred in refusing to give the instruction as asked, and in giving it as amended. The accusation against the appellant was based upon section 4881 of Sandels & Hill's Digest, which provides: \u201cAny person owning or using or controlling any house or tenement of any kind who shall sell or give away, or cause or allow to be sold or given away, or keep or allow to be kept for sale .or to be given away, any alcohol, ardent or vinous spirits or malt liquors, or anjr compound of tincture commonly called bitters or tonics, whether the same be sold or given away openly or secretly, by such device as is known as the \u2018blind tiger/ or by any other name or under other device, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,\u201d It is clear that it was not unlawful or a misdemeanor, under this statute, to sell the liquid manufactured and sold by the appellant, unless it was alcohol, or ardent or vinous spirits, or malt liquors, or any compound or tincture commonly called \u201cbitters\u201d or -\u201ctonics,\u201d or such liquors, compound of tincture, in another name or form. The obvious intent of the statute is to \u25a0suppress 'the unlicensed sale of intoxicating liquors, as such, or as a compound or tincture commonly called \u201cbitters\u201d of \u201ctonics,\u201d or by any other name or device. While it does noit attempt to specifically mention all compounds or tinctures included, it does designate what is meant by a reference to the'oft-repeated efforts to evade the -penalties of the law by the sale of intoxicating or stim-rulatirig beverages under the name of '\u201cbitter's\u201d or \u201ctonics,\u201d thereby showing the intent-to make the-unlicensed'sale of all such beverages, under any name, a misdemeanor. Such'being the plain in\u25a0tent and meaning of-tlie statute,' it is obvious that the liquid sold -by the appellant must be a .compound of'one or inore \u00f3f -the'liquors \u25a0under the ban of the law with other ingredients, or contain the elements necessary to constitute an intoxicating liquid in such form as it may be used as a beverage, notwithstanding the other ingredients, in order to make the selling or giving it. away a .misdemeanor, within the meaning of the statute.\nInasmuch as there was evidence upon which to base- it, the .instruction refused should have been given in the form asked. The amendment added conveys the idea that if the so-called cider sold by the appellant was used, sold or drunk as a beverage, a .misdemeanor was committed, although it contained no intoxicating elements. The amendment was a prejudicial error.\nReversed and remanded for a new trial.", "type": "majority", "author": "Battle, J." } ], "attorneys": [ "W. S. Amis, for appellant.", "Geo. W. Murphy, A ttorney General, and J. M. McCaslcili, for appellee." ], "corrections": "", "head_matter": "Crawford v. State.\nOpinion delivered June 8, 1901.\nLiquors \u2014 Uni.awful Sale \u2014 Instructions.\u2014Sand. & H. Dig., \u00a7 4881, provides that any person owning, using or controlling any house who shall sell or give away any alcohol, ardent or vinous spirits or malt liquors, or any compound or tincture commonly called bitters or tonics, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Defendant, accused of violating this act, testified that he sold in his store a drink made of acids according to a certain formula, which was not intoxicating, and contained no alcohol. The court gave two instructions to the jury to the effect that if defendant sold intoxicating compounds, or alcoholic compounds which, though not intoxicating, are used and drunk as a beverage, he was guilty. Defendant asked the court to instruct the jury that if \u201cthe articles sold, which the witnesses call \u2018cider,\u2019 was a combination of acids made by the formula introduced in evidence, and contained no intoxicating ingredients that intoxicate, as alcohol, ardent wines, malt or fermented liquors do, then the jury will acquit.\u201d The court amended the instruction by adding to it the words, \u201cunless said acid or drink was used, sold or drunk as is pointed out\u201d in the instructions above set out. Held, erroneous, as conveying the idea that if the drink sold by defendant was used as a beverage, \u25a0 a misdemeanor was committed, although it contained no intoxicating elements.\nAppeal from Cleveland Circuit Court.\nZachaRiah T. Wood, Judge.\nW. S. Amis, for appellant.\nThe evidence does not make out a violation of the \u201cblind tiger act.\u201d The court erred in the giving and refusal of instructions and in qualifying appellant\u2019s second one.\nGeo. W. Murphy, A ttorney General, and J. M. McCaslcili, for appellee.\nThere was no error in the court\u2019s refusal to give appellant\u2019s first requested instruction. 45 Ark. 173. Nor was the qualification of appellant\u2019s second one error: 56 Ark. 444. Cider is alcoholic. 35 Fed. 570." }, "file_name": "0360-01", "first_page_order": 378, "last_page_order": 381 }