United States v. Horton
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri
One Horton was arrested for a violation of the internal revenue laws, and taken before Chamberlin, a commissioner of the United States for this district, for examination, on the 30th day of May, 1872. The accused asked for a postponement, and the commissioner adjourned the proceedings until the 19th of June following, and required the defendant to enter into a recognizance, with sureties, for his appearance before the commissioner at the adjourned time, and it was under this…
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One Horton was arrested for a violation of the internal revenue laws, and taken before Chamberlin, a commissioner of the United States for this district, for examination, on the 30th day of May, 1872. The accused asked for a postponement, and the commissioner adjourned the proceedings until the 19th of June following, and required the defendant to enter into a recognizance, with sureties, for his appearance before the commissioner at the adjourned time, and it was under this order that the recognizance in suit was executed. Horton failed to appear, and his default was duly entered. This suit…
1Opinion of the Court
DILLON, Circuit Judge.
The record shows that the principal cognizor was charged with an offense against the laws of the United States, and was arrested and taken before a commissioner for this district, who, upon his application, continued the time for the examination and hearing of the charge for the period of nineteen days, and thereupon ordered him to find bail in the sum of ,$500 to appear before the commissioner at his office on the day to which the adjournment was thus made.
The recognizance in suit was given in pursuance of this order. The principal failed to appear at the rime and place…
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