In Re Towne

Don Towne, alias Donald Towne, filed in this court his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he is being illegally restrained of his liberty by the superintendent of the state penitentiary. In response to an order to show cause, the superintendent made a return reciting the facts concerning petitioner’s incarceration and detention, and, in justification of his continued restraint of the prisoner, presented certified copies of the various legal proceedings leading to petitioner’s commitment.

The history of this case is fully shown by the record now before us, as follows: On May…