North v. Dorrance

William Maher, as applicant, brought this action in the district court for Douglas county by Grenville P. North, as petitioner, and against William H. Dorrance, sheriff of Douglas county, and Emil Stahmer, keeper of the county jail of Douglas county, as-respondents, to obtain.his discharge by habeas corpus. From an order denying the application and overruling of the motions for new trial of the applicant and petitioner, the applicant, William Maher, has appealed. Maher will be referred to as the applicant.

The action was heard in the district court upon the applicant’s amended petition. The…