County of Boone v. Armstrong

Reese, Ch. J.

By the record in this case it appears that, in the year 1887, one Ed. Carr was indicted by the grand jury of Boone county for the murder of Warren Long, and that, upon arraignment in court, he was unable to procure counsel to conduct his defense, whereupon the court appointed defendants in error as such counsel. After the trial, the bill for services was presented to fhe judge of the district court, the amount charged being $500, upon which was endorsed, “ 6, 28, ’87, examined and approved and allowed to the amount of $400. E. B. Tiffany, Judge.” This bill was then filed in the…