State ex rel. Shirk v. Mullen

In a prosecution in the name of the State, on the relation of Mary Williams, against one Elias Harrold, for the support of an illegitimate child, Harrold was ordered to pay five hundred dollars for the support of the child, and was committed to jail until he should comply with the order. Shirk, the relator, was appointed by the court trustee to collect and pay out the fund for the support of the child. This action is *599on the bond of the sheriff, against him and his sureties, and it is alleged as a breach of the condition of the bond, that the sheriff carelessly and negligently allowed Harrold…