In re Mills for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HARTWELL, C.J.

The petitioner obtained a writ of habeas corpus April 23 for inquiry into the legality of his detention by the sheriff under a mittimus of the district court of Honolulu, which reads as follows:

“In the District Court oe Honolulu

“County oe Oahu,

“Territory oe Hawaii.

“In the matter of Contempt of Court of Harry T. Mills. Mittimus.

“The Territory oe Hawaii:

“To the High Sheriff of the Territory of Hawaii, his deputy, the Sheriff of .the County of Oahu, or his deputy:

“Harry T. Mills having been adjudged, in our District Court, of Honolulu, County of Oahu, guilty…