In re Rhodus

The petition alleges that it appears by the mittimus under which the prisoner is held by the Marshal of the Hawaiian Islands, that one Alfred Rhodus was convicted of the offense of an assault with intent to murder, and was sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor for the term of one year and to pay a fine of $500; and the petitioner avers that said imprisonment .and detention is unlawful, because the punishment of imprisonment with hard labor is not authorized by the laws of this Kingdom for the offense of assault with intent to murder.

The return of the Marshal shows that the prisoner Alfred…