Burge v. State

J. J. Burge was adjudged in contempt of court and sentenced to serve twenty days in jail and pay a fine of $200. The petition alleges, in substance, that Ellis Conley was a witness under subpoena to appear before the grand jury in the case of the State v. Lonnie Morton, charged with selling whisky; that on July 23, 1928, at the noon hour, and before the court-house door, J. J. Burge “violently seized said Conley, drew an open knife, and threatened to cut said Conley’s head off;” and that all this was done because of said Conley’s attendance as a witness before the grand jury, and in order to…