Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 199, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1913 — Can Drink on One’s Own Doorstep. [ARTICLE]

Can Drink on One’s Own Doorstep.

Washington. —“It is no crime to drink beer or whisky on one’s own doorstep,” said Judge Pugh in court here, dismissing Robert Lee, charged with violating the new excise law. The policeman said the prisoner’s feet were on the sidewalk when the arrest was made. "Yes, but most of him was on bis own doorstep,” replied the court ,