Ex parte Whipper
Supreme Court of South Carolina
This was an application "to this court in its original jurisdiction for a discharge of the petitioner from the jail of Beaufort County-under writ of habeas corpus. The opinion states the ease.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McGowan.
This was an application in the original jurisdiction of this court for a discharge from confinement, under a writ of habeas corpus. The circumstances are somewhat peculiar, and in order to have a clear view of the points raised, it will be necessary to make a short statement of the facts.
It appears that the petitioner, W. J. Whipper, was judge of probate for Beaufort County; that at the general election in November, 1888, the said W. J. Whipper was a candidate for reelection, and one Thomas Talbird was also a candidate for the same…
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