People Ex Rel. Titzel v. Hill

An original petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking the release of George Barker from the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, was filed in this court in the name of the People of the State on the relation of Walter R. Titzel, Jr., against Henry Hill, the warden and general superintendent of the penitentiary. The writ was issued, but service of the writ and the prisoner’s personal presence in open court were waived. The respondent’s return to the writ was followed by the petitioner’s answer and traverse and his motion to discharge Barker from custody. The cause is submitted upon the…