In Matter of M.T. January

instituted in this court for a writ of habeas corpus begun by the petitioner, alleging that he is illegally deprived of liberty by the Sheriff of Vernon County, Missouri. The facts of the case are undisputed, and agreed upon by the parties litigant. The petition for the writ reads as follows:

“Now comes M. T. January, and states to-the court that he is illegally deprived of his liberty by the defendant, W. W. Marshall, Sheriff of Vernon County, Missouri; that he is being held in-custody and restraint of bis liberty by the said W. "W. Marshall, Sheriff of Vernon County, Missouri, at Nevada,…