Carter v. State

Prosecution- for bastardy commenced before a justice of the peace. The defendant was recognized to the ■ court of common, pleas, where he filed an answer in two paragraphs; first, that before the commencement of the present proceeding, the relatrix filed her complaint and affidavit before Elias E; Tenney, a justice of the peace of said county, and caused the- arrest of said defendant on the identical charge of bastardy for which he is now prosecuted; that on the 21st day of September, 1868, the said relatrix and this defendant appeared before said justice, and the relatrix thereupon executed…