Case Summary

August Uhl, the petitioner, was accused of the theft of two mares, a double set of harnesses, and a lumber wagon. He petitions for a writ of Habeas Corpus which is allowed by Judge Estelle and he is then discharged from custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Horse stealing

Sites of significance

• Unspecified Jail (, )

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

History Nebraska, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 2: General Index Books & Court Journals, Vol. 8: Sep. 19, 1891 - Dec. 5, 1891, pp. 590-1; Douglas County District Court, Civil Appearance Docket Files, Project No. 45, Roll 426: Doc. 28-56 to 28-99, No. 28-61

Source material(s)

Journal | Case File

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

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

State

• Nebraska

People

• Estelle, Lee S. (judge)
• Uhl, August (petitioner)
• Uhl, August (bound party)
• Timmie, H. G. (justice of the peace)
• Boyd, John F. (respondent)

• Additional parties

  Breen, John P. (notary public),