State v. Jenkins

Relator, having been charged with setting fire and burning in the nighttime the house in which Oliver Williams and his family were then residing and lodging, asked to be admitted to bail, and, his request having been refused, he prays that a writ of mandamus issue commanding the judge a quo to grant it. The judge, made respondent, answers as follows:

“Relator relies on two affidavits, made by deputy sheriffs which, if true, would show an alibi. An alibi, after indictment is found, is a defense to be heard at the trial of the case. No doubt, the grand jury, in finding the indictment in this…