Ex Parte Burroughs

This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus, and is filed for the purpose of setting at liberty J. C. Burroughs. Petitioner avers that he is restrained of his liberty, and is unlawfully imprisoned in the county jail of Rogers county by Hiram Stephens, sheriff of said county. It is further averred therein:

‘'That the cause of said restraint and imprisonment, according to the knowledge and belief of your petitioner, is a commitment issued out of the county court of the county of Rogers, state of Oklahoma, by the Honorable Walter W. Shaw, county judge of Rogers county, state of Oklahoma, sitting…