Matthews v. People

Plaintiff in error, herein referred to as Matthews, was arrested in Denver, Colorado, pursuant to a warrant issued by the Governor of Colorado. The warrant for arrest had been issued upon demand from the Governor of Nebraska seeking the return of Matthews to that state. Upon his arrest Matthews gave fugitive bail and applied to the district court for a writ of habeas corpus. *104Hearing was had, the application for the writ denied and Matthews was remanded to the custody of the officer of the State of Nebraska. From this final judgment Matthews brings the case here on writ of error.

On April 10,…