The People v. Richardson

On February 15, 1945, the circuit court of Cook county entered an order and judgment finding the plaintiff in error, Agnes Richardson, guilty of a direct contempt of that court, and sentenced her to the county jail of Cook county, Illinois, for a period not to exceed ten days.

The history of the case reveals a very stormy record and arises out of a suit for slander brought by one Harrison Parker against Jacob Shamberg. During the course of the trial plaintiff in error was called to the witness stand, and on January 15, 1945, was sentenced to ten days in the county jail for contempt of the said…