People Ex Rel. Crews v. Toman

An original application to this court has been made for a writ of mandamus to compel the sheriff of Cook county to take into custody Julius P. Waitches, Bela Butman, John J. Bagdonas and Nicholas Radis, under mittimus issued by the probate court of Cook county.

The persons named, and others not here concerned, were adjudged guilty by the probate court of contempt of court, and on March 7, 1935, they were sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for a period of one year from the date of the order. That order directed the sheriff to take them into custody and commit them to the county jail…