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JOHNSON v. HOY

No. 842.

227 U.S. 245 (1913)

JOHNSON v. HOY, UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 3, 1913.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Benjamin C. Bachrach for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Harr, with whom The Solicitor General was on the brief, for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE LAMAR delivered the opinion of the court.

On November 7, 1912, Johnson was indicted for a violation of the White Slave Traffic Act (June 25, 1910, 36 Stat. 825, c. 395). He was arrested and the court fixed his bail at $30,000 but declined to accept as surety any one who was indemnified against loss, or to permit the defendant to deposit cash in lieu of bond. The defendant thereupon applied for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground (1) that excessive...

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