In re Travis

To the writ of habeas corpus issued in the above matter, the keeper of the Albany penitentiary returns, that he holds the said Emma Travis under a warrant of commitment issued by W. K. Clute, a justice of the peace and police justice, for a failure, on her part, to give security to keep the peace, upon her conviction of being a disorderly person. The warrant recites as follows: “ Whereas, Emma Travis has this day been duly convicted before me, W. K. Clute, one of the justices of the peace in and for the city and county of Albany, and police justice of said city, upon the complaint, on oath,…