Germain

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, wherein it is alleged that the petitioner is unlawfully deprived of his liberty on a warrant, issued by His Excellency the Governor of this Commonwealth upon a demand by the Governor of the State of Missouri on the ground that the petitioner is a fugitive from justice in that State, having been there accused of the crime of robbery committed on the thirtieth day of December, 1925. At the hearing before the single justice, the petitioner made offer of proof (1) that on the date of the alleged commission of the crime he was physically within this…