Today in history: Jury finds Missaukee farmer guilty of possessing liquor
Jan. 29, 1931 It took the jury only about 20 minutes to consider the case against James Nutter before announcing a verdict of guilty, about 4:10 p.m. Tuesday. The prosecution testimony was to the effect that the two Nutters, James and son Ralph, were stopped on M-42 east of Lake City the morning of Dec. 19 and the car searched by Deputies Smith and Truman, who then allowed them to go into Manton. In Manton, opposite Truman's house they were again stopped and that James threw a bottle, which failed to break and which his son Ralph then picked up and smashed, kicking the glass out of the wheelt...
Source: cadillacnews.com