Case Summary

S. C. West was inside the limits of Omaha and committed disorderly conduct to which he pleaded not guilty. He was found guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and imprisoned for fifteen days of hard labor. His fate is unknown.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Disorderly conduct

Sites of significance

• Douglas County Jail (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Writ dismissed

Fate of bound party

Remained in custody

Case Citation

History Nebraska, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 2: General Index Books & Court Journals, Vol. 29: May 7, 1894 - Oct. 22, 1894, pp. 408, 411; History Nebraska, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 2: General Index Books & Court Journals, Vol. 36: Oct. 23, 1894 - Mar. 7, 1895, p. 29; History Nebraska, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 2: General Index Books & Court Journals, Vol. 38: Mar. 7, 1895 - Aug. 23, 1895, p. 109; Douglas County District Court, Civil Appearance Docket Files, Project No. 45, Roll 609: Doc. 45-376 to 46-8, No. 45-380

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

• West, S. C. (petitioner)
• West, S. C. (bound party)
• Scott, Cunningham R. (judge)
• Drexel, John C. (holding party)
• Drexel, John C. (responding party)
• Drexel, John C. (respondent)
• Helsely, Lee (petitioner attorney)
• Shoemaker, W. S. (authority ordering detention)

• Additional parties

  Moore, Frank E. (clerk)

  Berka, Louis (police judge)

  Sturn Jr., A. (deputy)

  Roseweig, H. R. (deputy)