Brown v. Davidson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from order of Jttdge of Henry Circuit Court. The plaintiff presented to the Judge of Henry Circuit Court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he was unlawfully restrained of his liberty by J. R. Davidson, sheriff of Henry county, in the county jail of said county.
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Appeal from order of Jttdge of Henry Circuit Court. The plaintiff presented to the Judge of Henry Circuit Court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he was unlawfully restrained of his liberty by J. R. Davidson, sheriff of Henry county, in the county jail of said county. A writ of habeas corpus was duly issued to said sheriff to which he made return and answer substantially as follows: “That said Brown is now held by me as sheriff of Henry county, Iowa, by virtue of a writ of process issued and directed by the visiting committee of the Iowa Hospital for the Insane. “Tliat the…
1Opinion of the CourtBat, J.
The question involved in this case pertains to the power of the visiting committee provided for by section 143o. of the Code to punish for a contempt. This section provides for a visiting committee of three, one of whom at least shall. be a woman, to be appointed by the governor, who may visit the insane asylum of the State at their discretion, and, upon such visit, go through the wards unaccompanied by any officer of the institution, with power to send for persons and papers, and to examine witnesses on oath, to ascertain whether any of the inmates are improperly detained in the hospital, or…
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