Ex parte Stewart
Supreme Court of Alabama
Petition by Malisa Stewart for tbe writ of habeas corpus, to procure ber discharge from tbe custody of tbe sheriff of Marengo county. Application was first made to the' Hon. Samuel G. "Wolf, Judge of Probate of said county, who, after bearing, refused to discharge tbe petitioner; and, tbe application is renewed here. The opinion states tbe facts.
1Opinion of the CourtHead, J.
Petitioner was convicted of forgery at tbe spring term, 1893, of tbe Circuit Court of Marengo county, and sentenced to perform bard labor for tbe county for a period of two years, and an additional term to cover costs, as provided by tbe statute. Tbis sentence was on March 24th, 1893. Under tbe bard labor system adopted by the Court of County Commissioners, according to law, tbe Sloss Iron and Steel Company, a mining and manufacturing corporation of Jefferson county, Alabama, bad hired, and were obliged by their contract with tbe county, to receive from tbe sheriff, on conviction and…
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