People of the Territory ex rel. Pierce v. Carrington

Boreman, J.:

This is an application for a writ of prohibition. The applicant for the writ, Eli H. Pierce, was arrested npon a warrant issued by J. B. Carrington, a commissioner of this court, upon a charge of contempt of the commissioner’s court, in writing and having published in the Salt Lake Herald certain articles concerning said commissioner’s court. No copy of the articles has b.een furnished to us. Pierce was bound over to answer to said commissioner why he should not be punished as for contempt. Thereupon Pierce applied for the writ of prohibition to prevent said commissioner from…