People ex rel. Sweet v. Lewis

A writ of habeas corpus has been allowed the relator to inquire into the cause of his detention in the county jail of Chenango county. A return has been made by the sheriff into whose custody the relator was committed. In this return it is alleged that relator is held by virtue of a commitment issued by a justice of the peace in the town of Guilford, Chenango county. The copy of the commitment attached to the return recites: “ The above named G. H. Sweet known as Bert Sweet having been brought before Walter D. Graves, Justice of the Peace of the town of Guilford, Chenango County, New York,…