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Show LET OUT OF PRISON AFTER FIVE YEARS On a writ of habeas corpus James Kennedy was released from the custody cus-tody of Warden Tratt of the State penitentiary peni-tentiary this morning by an order of the Supreme court. The writ was issued is-sued several days ago and was returnable return-able this morning. Kennedy was convicted con-victed of assault with a deadly weapon in Ogden, September 20, 1903, and sentenced sen-tenced to pay off the fine at the rate of $1 a day. liis attorney contended that the fine was excessive as the limit of punishment for the crime rs set down in the statute books at five years. Tho court upheld the principle. |