Case Summary

John Webber and Henry Busch were jailed for unspecified reasons. They maintained that they were being "held without commitment" and petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted. They each posted a $200 bail while their hearing was pending. After hearing the evidence, the writ was denied and the two men remanded to the custody of their jailer.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Cause unspecified

Outcome

Writ denied

Fate of bound party

Remained in custody

Case Citation

RG207 Lancaster County Subgroup 9: Series 3 Appearance Docket J, p. 155; RG207 Lancaster County Subgroup 9: Series 4 Daily Journal #60: Dec. 1911-Nov. 1912, pp. 480-482, 535

Source material(s)

Docket | Journal

Repository(s)

• History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

People

• Webber, John (bound party)
• Webber, John (petitioner)
• Busch, Henry J. (bound party)
• Busch, Henry J. (petitioner)
• Hunger, Ernest (respondent)
• Hunger, Ernest (responding party)
• Hunger, Ernest (holding party)
• Stewart, Willard E. (judge)
• Tyrrell, Frank M. (petitioner attorney)

• Additional parties

  Rouse, R. C. (surety)

  Adler, Moritz (surety)

  Beutley, W. (witness)

  Strode, J. B. (witness)

  Hyers, Gus. A (sheriff)