Maki

Writ of error to review a conviction of John Maki for unlawful possession of whisky and maintenance of a nuisance in September, 1925, at Mullan, Idaho.

Prohibition agents testified that on the 16th of September, 1925, they went to a pool hall known as the Haparanta Bar in Mullan, Idaho; that defendant was not there; that Matt Maki was behind the bar, where, upon a search, they found a bottle of whisky and some glasses; that while the search was in progress John Maki, defendant; came to the front of the building; that the agents asked him if he could open the safe; that he took a key from his pocket and opened the inner door of the safe, where there was some money; that in the till they found some receipts for bills and a receipt for a bond signed by John Maki as surety for the appearance of one Miekola before a United States commissioner; that John Maki said he owned the building; that in July, 1925, John Maki was granted a license for the pool hall for 1925.

Defendant testified that he owned the building and the pool table; that he and one Kohkonen “operated” the place as a pool room until November, 1924, when he rented it to Jack Maki, and that in June, 1925, he rented it to…