The People v. Whitlow

By an order of the circuit court of Franklin county, Gola Whitlow, John Moulin and Clyde Lipe were adjudged guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for the period of six months. Upon a writ of error, the Appellate Court for the Fourth District affirmed the order. Thereafter, the plaintiffs in error prosecuted a writ of error from this court and the record is submitted for a further review.

The pertinent facts disclosed by the order of commitment are as follows: On January 31, 1933, while the circuit court of Franklin county was in session in the court house…