People Ex Rel. Meier v. Lewe

The People on relation of Theodore Meier and John E. Benz, by leave of this court, filed herein an original petir tion for a writ of mandamus again John C. Lewe, as judge of the superior court of Cook county, to require him to expunge from the record an order entered by him releasing from jail one Victor P. Prank who had been incarcerated there for contempt of court for failure to pay relators specified sums of money directed by the court to be paid to them.

It appears that Frank had come into possession of funds, as special commissioner to make distribution thereof,, arising from the sale of…