United States ex rel. Maggio v. Schneider

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissing writs of habeas corpus. The appellants, residents of New Jersey, were in-dieted in the Eastern district of Pennsylvania *51for conspiracy with others to violate the National Prohibition Act. Testimony was taken, at a hearing before a United States commissioner in New Jersey, who made no formal order to hold the appellants. The ease was heard de novo by Judge Avis, sitting as committing magistrate in the District Court for the District of New Jersey, who ordered the removal of…