Fanshawe v. Tracy

DRUMMOND, District Judge.

The question argued is of considerable practical importance.

The practice in this district has been, when affidavits are presented charging a person with the violation of an order of the court or of an injunction, for a rule to show cause to issue, requiring him to appear in court and furnish some good reason why an attachment should not be issued against him. It has also been supposed to be within the power of the court to issue an attachment in the first instance without the necessity of a rule to show cause.

A bill was filed by Edward R. Fanshawe against the Chicago,…