Minor v. State

I. Minor and W. Minor entered into a recognizance for the appearance of Catharine Carrico, in the Knox Circuit Court, to answer to a charge of larceny. She was called and failed to appear. The Court then made the following entry: “It is therefore considered by the Court, that the recognizance heretofore entered into.be and the same is forfeited; and that a scire facias do issue to show cause, if any they have, why execution should not issue against them.” The scire facias issued against I. and W. Minor. They appeared and' moved to. quash the writ, because the said Catharine had not entered…