State ex rel. Stewart v. Reid

The petition, after reciting that the relator was in the custody of the coroner and acting sheriff of the parish of Calcasieu, and was illegally and wrongfully deprived of his liberty, proceeds, in part, as follows:

“That your relator was duly appointed to act as district attorney in said cause, and before entering upon the discharge of his duties qualified by taking the oath required by law. That he had endeavored to faithfully, honestly, and impartially discharge his duties as such.. “That on the 18th day of February, 1907, in compliance with an order previously rendered by Hon. J. B. Lee,…