Ex Parte Duncan

I do not indorse the reasoning of the majority of the court, nor do I agree to the conclusion reached; and inasmuch as the matters involved are of importance, and as the opinion makes a radical departure in our jurisprudence, I deem it proper to express my views on the question involved. The following is a brief statement of the ease. The Honorable J. G. Bus-sell, judge of the District Court of Smith County, during a sesssion of his court, found relator, John M. Duncan, guilty of contempt in the presence of the court, and had entered against him the following judgment: "Ex Parte Hec. E.…