WHEREAS, at the December Term, A. D. 1883, of the County Court of Williamson County, in the State of Illinois, an Attachment for Contempt of Court was ordered against Laura Teague, John U. Tanner, and Sarah Stroud as defaulting witnesses and their bail fixed at court One Hundred Dollars each and said Attachmenthaving been issued against said John U. Tanner by the Clerk of this Court on the 28th day of December AD 1883. AND WHEREAS, afterward, in pursuance of said Attachment, before James H. Duncan Sheriff of Williamson County , to wit: On the Fifth day of March 1884, the said John U. Tanner made his recognizance in the sum of one Hundred Dollars for his appearance at the County Court of said County, on the first day of March Term, 1884, attended day to day and from term to term thereof, to answer to said Attachment, which recognizance was then and there approved and certified by said Sheriff, and was afterward filed in said County Court, whereby it became a matter of record therein;
AND WHEREAS, the day is now come when by said recognizance the said John U. Tanner is bound to appear: Now come the People, by W. W. Clemens, the State's Attorney, and the said Defend- ant, being three times solemnly called, comes not, nor anyone for him, but makes default; and William Allen security for the said JohnU. Tanner in said recognizance being (blank) also now three times solemnly called that he produce the body of the said Defendant , and he also failing therein, thereupon IT IS ORDERED BY THE COURT that the default of the said Defendant and of his security be entered of record, and that a scire facias issue herein against said John U. Tanner and William Allen returnable to the next term of this Court, requiring the said defendant and his securities then and there to appear and show cause why the People should not have judgment and execution upon their said recognizance, according to the form, force and effect thereof. Ordered also that a alias Attachment issue for the body of said Defendant , returnable to the next term of this Court and cause continued until next term of this Court.