Flack v. Fry

English, Judge :

On the 23d day of June, 1887, one William Flack presented his petition in the Circuit Court of Kanawha county praying a writ of habeas corpus be directed to one Foley, one of the policemen of the city of Charleston, commanding him' to have the body of petitioner before said court at a time and place to be stated. therein, together with the day and cause of his caption and detention, in order that justice might be done in the premises, and petitioner restored to liberty; setting forth in his petition that he was on the-day of June, 1887, arrested on a warrant issued by Joseph…