State v. Bailey

Bailey was indicted for perjury ; upon his motion the’ indictment was quashed, and the State appealed to this court.

*351The indictment charged, that a suit before a justice of the peace “ between one E. A. Baughker, for the use and benefit of John M. Slack, plaintiff, and one John Wills, defendant, in a certain action of debt upon a certain promissory note assigned to said Baughker by one James Williams, came on to be tried in due form of law, and was then and there tried by a jury of the country, duly summoned, empanneled and sworn ; and that upon the said trial, one Walter W. Bailey appeared as…