Ex Parte Birch

This is an original action instituted by the petitioner, Jean Birch, in which she alleges that she is unlawfully imprisoned at Lawton, Okla., by the sheriff of Comanche county, pursuant to a requisition-from the Governor of the State of Arizona, and a warrant issued by the Governor of Oklahoma, on June 6, 1949, for the delivery of the petitioner to the Agent of the State of Arizona, where she stands charged at Globe, Ariz., with the crime of grand theft.

The verified petition alleges that the prosecution in Arizona is not in good faith, but solely for the purpose of collecting a debt and to…