Commonwealth ex rel. Weigle v. Russell

Rossiter, J.,

The above entitled petition for a writ of habeas corpus most aptly illustrates how reckless of the truth and how inaccurate a relator can be, either knowingly or unknowingly, in telling what happened to him.

In the relator’s history of his case which is the basis of his plea for release on habeas corpus, he states the following:

-History”

“1. Your petitioner avers he was tried without a hearing before a magistrate and convicted upon false charge by an illegal presentment of perjured testimony.

“2. Your petitioner avers said testimony did not *754support the verdict rendered and further…