People ex rel. Burnett v. Morstadt

This is an appeal from an order of the superior court directing the issuance of a writ of mandate to the appellant, a justice of the peace of Sonoma county, requiring him to enter in his docket the failure of one Berta to appear for examination on November 10, 1891, at 11 A. m., and also commanding said justice to declare a certain undertaking of bail, given by defendant prior to that time, forfeited.

Berta was charged with the offense of embezzlement, and upon his arrest gave a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, with two sureties, conditional that he would appear and answer the charge…