In re White

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

This is a proceeding in habeas corpus, in which it is alleged that the applicant, Joseph White, is illegally restrained of his liberty by George H. Case, the warden of the state penitentiary. The warden makes return, admitting that he does restrain the applicant of his liberty by confining him in the state penitentiary; but saying, substantially, that he does so upon three several judgments, rendered by the district court of Leavenworth county, in three separate actions, in each of which the defendant was charged with, tried for,…