People ex rel. Edwards v. Warden of Workhouse
New York Supreme Court
•Habeas corpus by the people, on the relation of Edwards, against the warden of the workhouse, and certiorari by the same plaintiff against Crane. Habeas corpus by the people, on the relation of Arlington, against the warden of the workhouse, and certiorari by the same plaintiff against Crane. Writs dismissed.
1Opinion of the CourtGreenbaum, J.
Each of the relators in the above-entitled proceedings is brought into court upon writs of certiorari directed to the magistrate, and of habeas corpus directed to the warden, upon a state of facts alike in both cases. The return to the certiorari in each case shows that the relator was brought before the magistrate upon a sworn complaint of a police officer, charging her with a violation of title 3, § 141, of the general city law, in that she “did knowingly reside in a house of prostitution, in a tenement house particularly described, and further charging her with being a vagrant.” The return…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Danziger v. Protestant Episcopal House of MercyNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- People Ex Rel. Comrs. of Charities v. . CullenNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- People ex rel. McLoughlin v. WilsonNew York Supreme Court · 1895