Burke v. State

This was a proceeding against the appellant *529for a constructive contempt. The substance of the affidavit is, that three indictments were pending against the appellant, in each of which one Miller had been summoned as a witness for the State; that the appellant, knowing that Miller had been summoned as such witness, on Monday of the second week of the term of the court in which the cases were for trial, falsely stated to him that the indictments were all non-prossed, and that he would not be needed as a witness in the cases; that Burke gave Miller money and induced him to absent himself from…