Grinestaff v. State

Grinestaff stood indicted in the court below for murder in the second degree and manslaughter.

On June 18th, 1875, at the June term of the court for that year, the cause was set for trial on the 24th day of the same month; and on the day first above named, Grinestaff and his sureties appeared in open court and entered into a recognizance in the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars, conditioned for his appearance to answer the charge at the time specified.

The recognizance was taken in open court and entered upon the order book, but was not signed by Grinestaff or his sureties.

On the day…