State Ex Rel. Dengel v. Hartmann

This case, coming to the writer on reassignment, is an original proceeding in prohibition, by which relator seeks to prohibit the respondent judge from enforcing a certain subpoena duces tecum. The subpoena, ordered issued by respondent, was directed to, and served upon the Secretary of the Board of Election Commissioners of the City of St. Louis,, and commanded him to produce and bring with him "for examination, inspection, and comparison” by the grand jury o'f the division of the circuit court presided over by the respondent judge, then in session, the ballot boxes, ballots, registration…