Sowards v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Elliott :

Thomas G. and John W. Sowards entered into a recognizance for the appearance of Thomas Maggard in the Pike Criminal Court at its September term, 1876, to answer a charge of grand larceny, and *152John W. Sowards entered into a like recognizance for the appearance of Martin Sowards at the same time to answer a charge of grand larceny. The first recognizance was for $400 and the second for $700.

Neither Maggard nor Martin Sowards appeared at the time specified in the two recognizances, and they were forfeited and judgments obtained against Thomas G. and J. W. Sowards at the…