State Ex Rel. Rudolph v. Ryan

— Original proceeding in prohibition. Cause submitted on the pleadings. On December 17, 1930, a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum issued by the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis was served on the warden of the' penitentiary, commanding him to produce in said court Dode Kelley, a prisoner in the penitentiary under sentence for a felony, to testify as a witness for the State in the case of State v. Sellards. The warden refused to obey the writ. Thereupon a citation was issued by said court and served on the warden, commanding him to appear and show cause why an attachment should not…