Monroe v. St. Clair Circuit Judge

This is an application for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent to release the relator from an arrest made at the instance of one Bonnah, who commenced suit by capias ad respondendum against the relator. Counsel for relator ask for his discharge for two reasons: First, because he was decoyed and enticed into St. Clair county for the purpose of serving process upon him; second, because he was privileged from arrest when the process was served upon him. The circuit judge was of the opinion that the first of the above: named reasons did not exist, and that, under the circum*287stances of the…