Ex parte Holliway

This is an original proceeding under tbe Habeas Corpus Act, whereby petitioner, held in custody of one Anton B. Richter, as sheriff and ex-officio jailer of Cole County, under a commitment for an alleged contempt of court, for that, as it - is charged, petitioner refused to *110answer certain questions propounded to him by the grand jury of said Cole County, now seeks his discharge.

Upon the issuance of our writ, the sheriff made return setting out in full the judgment and the order of commitment in virtue of which the sheriff justifies his action in detaining-petitioner. Upon this return…