Ex parte Thaw
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Petition of Harry Kendall Thaw for writ of habeas corpus. Commission appointed to determine whether petitioner’s enlargement would be likely to menace the public.
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
Under the petitioner’s motion to be admitted to bail, some appropriate method must be devised for inquiring into the public phase of the question presented. If we look to the face of the papers, it will appeár that extradition is sought for a crime, declared by a New York statute to be a misdemeanor only, and not because he is an insane person escaping from custody. This reference to the nature of the charge is for the purpose of stating the present question, and not for the purpose of defining the limit or scope of inquiries to be made to specific or general questions…
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- People ex rel Peabody v. BakerNew York Supreme Court · 1908
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