Waugh v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
The scire facias, in this case, recites that appellant and' one J. Fittsher came before S. G. Paddock, sheriff of said county— Fittsher having been arrested upon a capias issued from the Circuit Court, for the crime of larceny—and the said Waugh and Fittsher executed and delivered to said sheriff, a bond or recognizance, whereby they severally acknowledged themselves to owe and be indebted to the people of the State of Illinois, the sum of two hundred dollars each, to be…
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The scire facias, in this case, recites that appellant and' one J. Fittsher came before S. G. Paddock, sheriff of said county— Fittsher having been arrested upon a capias issued from the Circuit Court, for the crime of larceny—and the said Waugh and Fittsher executed and delivered to said sheriff, a bond or recognizance, whereby they severally acknowledged themselves to owe and be indebted to the people of the State of Illinois, the sum of two hundred dollars each, to be paid to the People if default should be made in the condition following, to wit: “ Whereas, the said sheriff has this day…
1Opinion of the Court
Catón, J.
This was a scire facias, upon a recognizance, taken by the sheriff, in the sum of two hundred dollars, conditioned for the appearance of one Fittsher, at the next term of the Circuit Court, to answer to an indictment preferred against him for the crime of larceny. The scire facias shows that the judgment of forfeiture, for one hundred dollars, was entered against the cogriizors, and it commands them to show cause why execution should not be issued against them for that amount.
The plaintiff in error appeared, by his attorney, and filed a plea, showing that the Circuit Court, to whom…
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