Souther v. Reid

BRYAN, District Judge.

Properly summoned to appear in the County Court of Arlington, Virginia on a charge of misdemeanor — violation of the revenue laws — plaintiff here went about his business elsewhere and sent his lawyer to the court to enter a plea of guilty vicariously. The presiding judge directed that the accused respond to the process in person, according to its terms, and upon his failure to do so, issued a capias for his attachment. Later in the day he was arrested upon the capias, incarcerated for several hours,-and on the next day arraigned before another judge, found guilty and…