The petitioner seeks release from imprisonment in the city workhouse. He sued out a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that he was being illegally detained. The hearing on the petition and writ was held before me.
According to the return filed by the warden of the city penitentiary to the writ, the relator was convicted on his plea of guilty of the misdemeanor of violation of paragraph...
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