In re Carr
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Habeas Corpus. Two petitions for writs of habeas corpus, filed in this-court, January 5, 1882 — one thereof by Timothy Carr, and the other by John Dillon. The petitioners/alleged that they were illegally deprived of their liberty by one W. D. Dis-brow, sheriff, and keeper of the common jail of the county off Shawnee, in the state of Kansas, at the city of Topeka, in- the county and state aforesaid.
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Original Proceedings in Habeas Corpus. Two petitions for writs of habeas corpus, filed in this-court, January 5, 1882 — one thereof by Timothy Carr, and the other by John Dillon. The petitioners/alleged that they were illegally deprived of their liberty by one W. D. Dis-brow, sheriff, and keeper of the common jail of the county off Shawnee, in the state of Kansas, at the city of Topeka, in- the county and state aforesaid. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion herein, filed at the June, 1882, session of the-court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court w^s delivered by
Hokton, C. J.:
Although these cases are separate and distinct, and although the offenses alleged are different, we shall consider them together, inasmuch as the facts in each case are-very similar, and the cases have been presented to us at the-same time. Carr and Dillon were in the employ of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Rid. Co. as section foremen, with-headquarters at Kansas City, Mo. Carr was arrested for-forging time-checks, Dillon for obtaining money under false pretenses from the company. Upon preliminary examinations at Topeka, in Shawnee…
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