Barry v. Superior Court

On September 30, 1889, in the superior court of the city and county of San Francisco, it was adjudged that the petitioner here was guilty of a contempt of court, and that he be punished therefor by imprisonment in the county jail of said city and county for five days, and pay a fine of five hundred dollars, and if such fine was not paid at the end of said five days’ imprisonment, that he be further imprisoned until said fine should be satisfied at the rate of one day for each two dollars of the fine unpaid.

On October 4, 1890, in department No. 8 of said superior court, on motion of the…