Hendricks v. State

1. This was’ a proceeding for a contempt of court, and the trial judge did not err in overruling the demurrer to the information. The superior courts of this State, under the constitution, have the power to define and punish contempts, and the facts set forth in the information were sufficient to constitute a contempt within the power of the court to define and punish. Under the facts of the case as set forth in the information, the information was not demurrable because it failed to state that the witnesses (alleged to have been spirited away from the jurisdiction of the court by the…