Herring v. State

Herring and Echols were found guilty of the offense of contempt of court, and each brought a bill of exceptions to this court. This court propounded to the Supreme Court the following question: “Alfred Adkins swore out a warrant against-Emmett Echols charging him with a felony, and Echols was sub'sequently indicted for such felony in the superior court of Chattooga County, Alfred Adkins being a witness for the State. While the case was pending in court and before its trial, Emmett Echols and Monroe Herring went to the residence of Fillmore Adkins, the father of Alfred Adkins, and Echols said…