Ex Parte P. W. Howard

HAWKINS, Judge.

Two indictments against relator were returned into the District Court of Ward County. One charged him with the murder of N. V. Nixon, the other with the robbery of Nixon by the use of firearms. These cases were transferred upon change of venue to El Paso County. The murder case was tried resulting in a conviction with punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for life. A new trial was granted after which habeas corpus proceedings were instituted in El Paso County in an effort to secure bail. The writ was granted but made returnable before the District Judge in…