People ex rel. Reardon v. Flynn

The relator has been, held by the committing magistrate to answer upon trial for the crime of oppression. Under writ of habeas corpus he traverses the return of the magistrate, alleging that the evidence upon which he was committed was insufficient to prove the crime charged or to confer jurisdiction upon the magistrate. The relator was apprehended on the complaint of one Barney Marks, alleging in substance that the relator, a special officer, maliciously and unlawfully arrested the complainant and detained him against his will; that he seized his property, struck him on the head several…