State ex rel. Kennedy v. Brunst

This is an application by the inspector of the house of correction of the county of Milwaukee, *413for a writ of mandamus directed to the respondent, the sheriff of that county, commanding such sheriff to deliver over to the relator all prisoners confined in what had theretofore been the county jail of Milwaukee county, together with all writs, process and other papers belonging to the office of sheriff, which pertained to the custody of said prisoners, or by which any of them were held in custody. The relator bases his right to such relief upon the provisions of chapter 332, P. & L. Laws of…