In re Huttman
District Court, D. Kansas
This was an application by Henry Huttman for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition was as follows: “Your petitioner, Henry Huttman, respectfully represents and shows that he is a citizen of Sedgwick county, in the state of Kansas, and that he is now unjustly and unlawfully detained in custody by B. F. Royse, sheriff of said Sedgwick county, by virtue of a warrant of commitment issued by the district court of said Sedgwick county, a copy of which is hereto attached, marked…
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This was an application by Henry Huttman for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition was as follows: “Your petitioner, Henry Huttman, respectfully represents and shows that he is a citizen of Sedgwick county, in the state of Kansas, and that he is now unjustly and unlawfully detained in custody by B. F. Royse, sheriff of said Sedgwick county, by virtue of a warrant of commitment issued by the district court of said Sedgwick county, a copy of which is hereto attached, marked ‘Exhibit A.’ Your petitioner further shows that he is in the employ of the United States as deputy revenue collector of…
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, District Judge.
There is no question upon which this court is more careful than (he question of interference with the powers of state courts in any state in which the present judge of this court exercises jurisdiction. I am ever careful in exercising the authority of the United States when it in any manner conflicts with the state courts. But whenever I am called upon to administer the laws of the United States, I am compelled to enforce those laws, whether they conflict with any law of the state or not. This is a question arising upon or under the revenue laws of the United States.…
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