Re Cook

The petitioner, Lewis Cook, is now confined in the state penitentiary. He complains that his confinement is illegal and seeks to be released. To this end on May 10th he applied to the Honorable Fred Jansonius, one of the judges of the Fourth judicial district, for discharge from custody on writ of habeas corpus. This application was denied. Whereupon petitioner made original application to this court for such relief.

The facts are as follows: The petitioner, Lewis Cook, was arrested on a warrant issued out of a justice court of Cass county on a charge of bootlegging. On January 21st, 1924, the…