People Ex Rel. Thompson v. Lonie

Arthur J. Thompson was arrested as a fugitive from justice by the authority of a governor’s warrant issued upon the demand of the Governor of New Jersey. Seeking relief from his detention, he filed a petition in the circuit court of St. Clair county for a writ of habeas corpus. A hearing upon the petition resulted in its dismissal and Thompson, the relator, was remanded to the custody of the chief of police of Belleville. The relator prosecutes this appeal.

From the warrant of the Governor of this State, introduced in evidence, it appears that the relator was charged with desertion in Essex…