Morgan v. State

RICE, Judge.

Bertha Box, an unmarried woman, became pregnant. In fact, before the institution of this prosecution, she gave birth to a child.

But after Bertha became pregnant, and before her child was born, she-accused, in the courts, Byrd Miller Morgan of being its father.

To use her own -language:

“I started a bastardy proceeding first, and Mr. Morgan had an agreement whereby we compromised and dismissed the bastardy proceeding. He paid me $25.00 ■as a compromise of that proceeding.

“Mr. Morgan gave the money to Mr. Faison (the Justice of the Peace) and he (Mr. Faison) gave me the $25.00 for Mr.…