In re Nickell

Opinion by

Green, C.:

The petitioner, James M. Nickell,. alleges that he is illegally restrained of his liberty by the sheriff of Kingman county, because he refused to answer certain questions propounded to him against his will and over his-objections, in a certain case pending in the district court of Kingman county, wherein the state was plaintiff and he was defendant, on the 28th day of December, 1891. The material facts are, that on the 26th day of December, 1891, there was pending in the district court of Kingman county a criminal action against the petitioner for selling liquor.…