Croasdale v. Court of Quarter Sessions

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.

On August 6th, 1915, the Atlantic County Court of Quarter Sessions made a rule on prosecutor to show cause why he should not be attached for contempt in causing the publication in his newspaper of an editorial article criticising the alleged inaction of the county prosecutor and of the Quarter Sessions in a criminal matter. This rule was based on the usual preliminary affidavit, and on its return, testimony was taken in open court pro and con, and, subsequently, the rule was made absolute and an attachment awarded and issued. At this stage of…