Ex Parte Adams

This is an original proceeding in

habeas corpus brought by the petitioner, John Q. Adams, in his own person. The petitioner alleges that he is unlawfully restrained of his liberty by the warden of the state penitentiary; and that the said warden holds the petitioner by reason of a judgment from Stephens county, Oklahoma, which petitioner alleges is void for want of jurisdiction of the court to render the same. The return of the warden of the penitentiary shows that he is holding the petitioner under and by virtue of a commitment issued on the 18th day of December, 1922, from the district court…