Commonwealth v. Taphorn

CHIEE JUSTICE DUVA1L

delivered the opinion op the oodkt:

Taphorn was accused by Theresa Huker of being the father of her bastard child. At the April term 1860, of the Kenton county court, he was put on trial, but the jury failing to agree, were discharged, and Taphorn, with the present ap-pellees as his sureties, entered into a recognizance in the sum of $300, “to be due upon the failure of said Clement Taphorn to appear at the next regular term of this court in Covington, to answer said charge.” Such is the recital contained in the order of court, .the recognizance bond not being in the…