Bottom v. People

December 19, 1912, Fritchard was bound over to the District Court upon a felony charge, by a justice of the peace acting as a committing magistrate, who fixed his bail in the sum of $2,000. Failing to give this, he was committed to jail. December 23, 1912, the District Attorney, by leave of court, filed an information against him based upon the preliminary examination. The court fixed his bond at $1,500.00 and entered an order that he be let to bail in that sum upon surety to be approved by the clerk of the court. Defendant remained in jail until February 27, 1913, when an order was entered…