People Ex Rel. Romani v. Meyering

Mr. C1-11EE Justice Heard

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs in error, James Romani and Eugene Romani, were arrested on October 4, 1932, in the city of Chicago and taken before the chief justice of the criminal court of Cook county, where it was explained to them, as required by statute, that they were held by the sheriff of Cook county by virtue of a warrant of the Governor of Illinois for their extradition to the State of Ohio. Thereupon they filed a sworn petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which the court ordered issued and set the hearing thereon for October 6, 1932. The…