A defendant who appears and refuses to answer fully shall be committed to jail, there to remain until the defendant is purged of the contempt and complies with the requirements of the law by filing a full and complete answer.
Code 1858, § 4364 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 15); Shan., § 6174; Code 1932, § 10445; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 21-306.