Case Summary

Ora Miller claimed that her friend, Edith Doty (“Carmelette of Delores”), had been unlawfully restrained and deprived of her liberty by House of the Good Shepherd and Mother Superior Rachel. Ora argued that Edith had been restrained without any warrant, crime, or offense. The writ was allowed and she was released from custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Institutional

Petition subtype(s)

• Institutional

Sites of significance

• Home of the Good Shepherd (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

Douglas County District Court, Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 17: ca.1914-1915, p. 783 (microfilm); Douglas County District Court, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 64: Doc. 17-781 to 18-83, Mar. 27, 1915 - Jun. 25, 1915, No. 17-783 (microfilm)

Source material(s)

Case File | Docket

Length of case file

Between 6 and 10 pages

Repository(s)

• History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)
• Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

People

• Miller, Ora (petitioner)
• Doty, Edith (“Carmelette of Delores”) (bound party)
• , Mother Superior Rachel (holding party)
• , Mother Superior Rachel (responding party)
• Redick, William A. (judge)
• Magney, George A. (respondent attorney)

• Additional parties

  Hogan, W. J. (deputy)

  Smith, Robert (clerk)

  McShane, F. J. (sheriff)

  Steere Jr., A. (deputy)