§ 22-202. Arrest by private person.
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A private person may arrest another:
1. For a public offense committed or attempted in his presence.
2. When the person arrested has committed a felony although not in his presence.
3. When a felony has been in fact committed, and he has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.
R.L.1910, § 5659.