State Ex Rel. Murphy v. Henson

This is an original proceeding, begun here by the relators, which seeks to prohibit the Honorable Charles L. Henson, Judge of the Circuit Court of Newton County,- Missouri, from enforcing an order made by him in a replevin suit pending in that court, wherein Riley F. Robertson was the plaintiff and the relators here were defendants. Such replevin suit was brought for the purpose of recovering a diamond, described in the petition, alleged to be at the time in the possession of the relators here. It appears that a writ of replevin was issued, authorizing and directing the sheriff to take the…