A Jury In An Illegal Liquor Case Deliberated By “Testing” The Evidence

This month in 1920, the start of a slightly strange criminal case in which the jury didn’t just weigh the evidence… they drank it. Plus: a contractor in Illinois gets a very late Christmas present during a renovation project at his parents' house. Prohibition: The jury tasted the evidence and found defendant not guilty (Delmarva Now) 46-year-old Christmas surprise: Lombard man finds decades-old gift hidden inside wall of childhood home (WGN) We raise a toast to our backers on Patreon