State v. . White

The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge of being the father of the bastard child of Hattie E. Hunter. The justice of the peace imposed a small fine, and ordered an allowance of $40, to be paid in weekly installments by defendant. Failing to make said payments, the defendant was committed by the justice, on July 24, 1899, to the house of correction for six months. The county commissioners allowed defendant compensation at $6 per month. On August 28, 1899, defendant filed a petition to be allowed to take the "insolvent debtor's" oath, and to be discharged from imprisonment, under the…