In re Costello

The first order appealed from denied appellant’s motion to vacate a subpoena requiring his appearance at a hearing in proceedings pending before a Deputy Police Commissioner on an application to revoke a cabaret license. The second order appealed from held the appellant guilty of contempt in failing to take the stand and be sworn in the above-mentioned proceeding pursuant to the subpoena, permitting him, however, to purge himself by appearing and testifying at the hearings but otherwise adjudging that on his failure to appear a warrant may issue committing him to jail.

After the argument of…