State v. Winninger

The material allegations of the appellant’s complaint are these: Three persons were charged in an affidavit, filed before a justice of the peace, with the commission of a felony; a warrant for their arrest was issued and placed in the hands of a constable, who arrested the accused persons; they were brought to the office of the justice, but he was not present; upon their request, the constable fixed a time for their appearance and the amount of their bail; he accepted their recognizance, with the appellee as surety, for their appearance at the time appointed; the accused persons failed to…