Hunter v. State

Contempt of Court. Defendant fined. Appeal to this Court.

The bill of exceptions states the case thus: “Be it remembered that Lewis Rodgers, having been duly sworn, stated to the Court, on an examination in order to purge himself of a contempt of said Court, for not appearing at the last term of said Court to testify in certain cases therein pending, for maintaining-a nuisance and for retailing, against said John Hwnter and others, that said Hunter told witness not to come to Court; that if he was fined for not attending, it should not cost him anything; that said Hunter told him, witness, to…