Franco v. Lowry

Eli Franco filed his petition against James I. Lowry as sheriff and jailor of Fulton County, alleging that the sheriff was detaining him at the common jail of said county, and that the cause or -pretense of the restraint was unknown to plaintiff, and that it was illegal. He prayed that the court issue the writ of habeas corpus, requiring the sheriff to bring petitioner before the superior court for the purpose of examining into the cause of his detention. An order nisi was issued, and the sheriff made answer. Upon the hearing the writ of habeas corpus was denied, and the petitioner was…