Chapman v. Sanborn

Mr. Chapman, the petitioner, presents to this court an application for a writ of mandamus directing United States District Judge Sanborn, of Minnesota, to allow his petition for a writ of error to this court, to enable it to review certain alleged errors, which the petitioner assigned when he applied to the District Judge for a writ of error. He also prays this court to direct the District Judge to allow him to prosecute the writ of error which he seeks as a poor person; but, if under his petition he was not entitled to a writ of error to review the proceedings of the trial, he is not…