Short v. Dowling

E. L. Short instituted habeas corpus proceedings against J. L. Dowling, mayor, and J. A. Collier, marshal, of the town of Doe-run. On the trial it appeared that in December, 1911, Short was convicted in the mayor’s court for a violation of a municipal ordinance, and given an alternative sentence. An appeal was entered to the mayor and council. The defendant having neither paid the fine nor served out the sentence, the marshal, in August, 1912, arrested him. The following contentions were made: (a) That the criminal docket of the municipal court showed that the case against Short had been…