Russell v. State

Montgomery, Judge.

Russell entered into bonds with Woodbright and others as sureties, to answer to various misdemeanors for which he had been indicted in Terrell Superior Court. The bonds were forfeited, scire facias issued, and the scire facias cases were put upon the motion docket. At the return term of the scire facias the cases were called, and the sureties moved to continue, and, for cause, offered to show, by physicians of standing, that their principal was at home too sick to appear. The Court refused to permit them to make the showing, and ordered final judgment to be entered, which…