Ex parte Peaden

An application having been made for a rule to show cause why the Circuit Court should not be prohibited from taking testimony as to the truth of a sworn answer in a contempt proceeding specifically denying the alleged contempt, upon the ground that the denial under oath entitled the party to a discharge. It appears that the alleged contempt consists in the continued doing what lie was commanded not to- do by an injunction order issued by the Circuit Court as a, court of equity, therefore the application for a Writ of Prohibition is denied. See Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co., 221 U. S.…