In re Murphy

On February 2, 1912, the alternative writ of habeas corpus was quashed and the proceedings dismissed without costs. The following opinion was filed February 20, 1912:

Winslow, C. J.

Lawrence Murphy, having been convicted of the offense of usury before the municipal court of Milwaukee county and sentenced to the house of correction for a term of ninety days, sued out a writ of habeas corpus before a court commissioner, and upon the return day of the writ the commissioner of his own motion adjourned the pro*293ceedings for eleven 'days, and made an order admitting tbe petitioner to bail pending tbe…