People ex rel. Miller v. Murphy

This is a petition praying that a writ of habeas corpus issue out of this court commanding Edward J. Murphy, warden of the Illinois State penitentiary at Joliet, to produce one Cory Miller (an inmate of said penitentiary) before this court. It appears from the allegations of the petition the said Cory Miller was on the third day of February, 1898, placed on trial in the criminal court of Cook county under an indictment returned by the grand jury of said Cook county, charging that said Miller and another did feloniously, unlawfully and wickedly conspire, combine, confederate and agree…