Peopl ex rel. Baldwin v. Miller
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from special term. Proceeding, on the relation of William B. Baldwin, against Caroline M. Miller, otherwise known as Mattie Bodman and Mrs. Brink, for contempt of court. From an order in favor of defendant, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBookstaver, J.
The defendant refused to answer certain questions after the referee before whom she was being examined had pronounced -them proper, and had warned her that her refusal was contempt of cdurt. In his report of the circumstances the referee says, “On fourteen distinct occasions, the witness, contumaciously, with marked contempt and defiance, and against the warning of the referee, refused to answer proper and material questions.” That this language is not too strong is easily seen from one of the defendant’s remarks (characteristic of the spirit she manifested throughout the hearing, so far as…
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