In Re Gow

A writ of habeas corpus was issued upon a petition in behalf of P. George Gow, alleging that he was unlawfully restrained of his liberty. Upon the return to the writ it was shown to the court that the said Gow, who had been arrested for an alleged violation of an ordinance of Marin County regulating the use of automobiles, had been allowed by the magistrate to go at large upon his own recognizance pending a trial of the charge; that before trial he had surrendered or attempted to surrender himself to the custody of the arresting officer; that his surrender to the officer was merely for the…