In re Herman

Under an information and a warrant issued thereon, the petitioners, Johnnie Herman and Francis Cannon, have been arrested and are now held in custody by the sheriff of Ferry county. Claiming that they are illegally imprisoned and restrained of their liberty, they have petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus. They allege that, on February 14,1914, the prosecuting attorney of Ferry county filed, in the superior court of that county, an information charging them with the crime of murder. The material portion of the information, showing the venue of the crime, reads as follows:

“That the…