In re Acker
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Montana
This was a petition by W. E. Acker for a writ of Rabeas corpus, alleging that the petitioner was illegally restrained of Ms liberty by the marshal of the district of Montana.
1Opinion of the Court
KNOWLES, District Judge.
In this cause the petitioner, W. E. Acker, was arrested by a deputy United States marshal upon the charge of contempt of this court, committed in interfering with the receivers of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company in the management of the property of said company held by said receivers by virtue of an order of the above circuit court. By affidavits tiled, the contempt was charged to have been committed by intimidating and seeking by means of certain statements to induce certain employes of the said receiver’s to desist from working therefor. Some time in the month…
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