Commonwealth v. Morningstar

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

On September 18,1922, the defendant was convicted in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Huntingdon County of fornication and bastardy. The mother of the-child was the prosecutrix. In default of compliance with the customary sentence, which included an order to pay the sum of $2 per week for the support of the child until it should reach the age of seven years, the defendant was remanded to jail. After serving three months he petitioned to be discharged as an insolvent debtor. On March 5, 1923, he was discharged under bad on a rule granted to show cause why he should not…