Ex parte Moscato
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Charleston, November, 1894. Appeal by Toney Moscato from an order refusing his discharge under habeas corpus.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Me. Justice Gaey.
Toney Moscato, the appellant, by petition applied to Hon. Ernest Gary, then presiding as Circuit Judge in Charleston County, for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he was imprisoned and restrained of his liberty by Charles J. Wade, and that the cause of his detention was not known to him. The writ was granted, and the return of Charles J. Wade set forth: “That he holds the said prisoner by reason and virtue of the mandate of his excellency the governor of the State of South Carolina, issued in pursuance of a requisition from the…
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