People ex rel. Jonas v. Strassheim

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition is filed for the purpose of setting at liberty Rudolph Jonas. It is alleged in the petition that Rudolph Jonas is unlawfully held by the sheriff o£ Cook county by virtue of a judgment of the municipal court of Chicago, and the mittimus issued on that judgment directing the sheriff of Cook county to hold said Jonas and to take him and deliver him to the warden of the penitentiary at Joliet. A return by the sheriff has been made, and the questions involved have been argued on written briefs on behalf of the petitioner and on behalf of…