No 117
David Huges et al
against
Lewis V Wycoff Sheriff &c
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Filed May 15 1875
James Seavy Clerk
By Beriah Brown, Deputy
To the Hon J.R. Lewis Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Washington Territory and the Judge of the within named District Court.
The Undersigned Sheriff of King County Washington Territory to whom the within writ is issued do now make the following return to the same. to wit that said writ came to[?] my hands and knowledge on the 14th day of May AD 1875 and that I now have the persons named in said writ before your Honor to wit Alexander S Hughes David Hughes James Boyd David Hart and Joseph Brannen and that the cause of their detention by me is that I am the sheriff of said King County Washington Territory and the Keeper of the Jail of said County: and I detain them in my custody by virtue of a process commonly called a commitment issued by one D.S. Smith a Justice of the Peace of said county and to me directed and not by virtue of any other power or authority and a true copy of which said commitment is hereto attached and made a part of this return marked Exhibit "A"
LV Wycoff
Sheriff of King Co. W. T.[?]
Sworn and Subscribed to before me on this 15th day of May AD 1875
L.B. Andrews
Clerk
