Ex parte Weitz

MORTON, District Judge.

Habeas corpus to secure the discharge of the petitioner, who is held by the army authorities for trial by court-martial. The facts are agreed and are as follows:

The petitioner was not in the military service. He was employed as an automobile driver by Coleman Bros., who had a contract with the government to do construction work at Camp Devens. The automobile which he operated was owned by Coleman Bros., and was used for transporting civilian employés of the government auditing department at Camp Devens. It does not appear that this auditing department had any direct…