Beecher v. Anderson

"We are asked in this case to issue the writ of mandamus directed to the respondent, who is sheriff of *545the county of Marquette, commanding him to serve a warrant for the arrest of one William W. Wheaton on a charge of perjury, and for his conveyance before one O’Keefe, a justice of the peace of said county, to be dealt with according to law. The facts of the case are so peculiar that it seems desirable to recite them with more fulness and particularity than is commonly deemed essential.

The warrant was issued November 25, 1879, and delivered to the sheriff on or about the tenth day of December…