Ex Parte Hill

Mr. Judge CRITZ

of the Commission of Appeals delivered the opinion for the court.

This is an original habeas corpus proceeding instituted in the Supreme Court by W. J. Hill, hereafter designated relator, to effect his release from the custody of the Sheriff of Hutchinson County, Texas. The writ was granted by Chief Justice Cureton and relator’s bail fixed at $200.00 pending a hearing on the application. The case was submitted in this court on the application of relator, together with accompanying affidavits, and certified copy of the judgment adjudging relator in contempt. Also there is a…