Hoover v. State

On the 4th day of February, 1886, an affidavit was filed with the mayor of the city of Anderson,' charging the appellant, Henry Hoover, with having, on that day, committed an assault and battery with intent to murder John Suman.

Upon a hearing of the charge thus made, the mayor ordered the appellant to enter into recognizance in the sum of' one thousand dollars for his appearance at the ensuing March term of the Madison Circuit Court, which was to convene on the 8th day of March, 1886, and, in default of his having entered into such a recognizance, committed him to the county jail.

On the 22d…