[Decision in other cases.]

In other cases the party shall be placed in custody of the person legally entitled thereto, or if no one is so entitled, he shall be discharged. History: Laws 1884, ch. 1, § 20; C.L. 1884, § 2031; C.L. 1897, § 2800; Code 1915, § 2608; C.S. 1929, § 63-120; 1941 Comp., § 25-1120; 1953 Comp., § 22-11-20.