United States v. Ford

BOURQUIN, District Judge.

In these proceedings in contempt, the only issue is the sufficiency of the evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt the charge of which the details sufficiently appear in what follows. The evidence is that during one Gordon Campbell’s trial in this court, and including pending proceedings in error, defendant was and is his principal counsel. In that behalf, defendant filed a bill of exceptions containing 55 exceptions to rulings of the court, of which 27 exceptions have no existence in fact. Thereafter defendant, by agent, presented in chambers and without service…