In re Graham

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dunbar, C. J.

It appears that a petition had been presented to one of the judges of the superior court of King *238county and had been refused, whereupon application has been made to this court.

While it is true that the constitution invested the supreme court with original jurisdiction in habeas corpus, (art. 4, §4), it does not follow that it must take original jurisdiction in cases that have been commenced in the superior court or before a judge thereof. It is true that this is a writ of high personal privilege and involves personal liberty, a right which…