Ex Parte Johnson

In his petition for a writ of habeas corpus the petitioner, A. J. Johnson, states that he is restrained of his liberty and unlawfully imprisoned in Oklahoma City, Okla., by Ben Dancy, sheriff of Oklahoma county. The petitioner claims that his said restraint is illegal and unauthorized for several reasons, among which are: That the offense charged is not an indictable one; that the court had no jurisdiction of the purported offense; and that the petitioner was not, in a legal sense, a fugitive from justice.

Upon a hearing had subsequent to the filing of this petition the testimony of sundry…