In Re Jorgensen

On the ninth day of May, 1912, by an order duly given and made by the superior court of Merced county, petitioner was adjudged guilty of contempt of the said superior court for the violation of its decree in an injunction case, and was sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for the period of two days and to pay a fine of $200 and, in default of the payment of said fine, to be confined in the county jail for one day for every two dollars of said fine.

Petitioner was taken into custody and imprisoned on May 9th and so remained until May 16th, when the petition for the writ herein was filed.