Case Summary

Maud Lewis and Beula Dixon were arrested for vagrancy and alleged that the arrest was without a warrant. Earlier, a complaint had been filed against them for being prostitutes by Shoemaker. A fine of $25 dollars was imposed upon them as well. The case was dismissed because neither party showed up at the hearing and the fate of the bound parties is unknown.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Vagrancy
• Prostitution

Sites of significance

• Omaha City Jail (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Writ dismissed

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

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. 453; 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. 121; Douglas County District Court, Civil Appearance Docket Files, Project No. 45, Roll 646: Doc. 49-125 to 49-174, No. 49-131

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

Tag(s)

• Prostitution vagrancy

People

• Scott, Cunningham R. (judge)
• Britt, C. W. (petitioner attorney)
• Dixon, Beula (bound party)
• Lewis, Maud (bound party)
• Lyons, Michael (petitioner)
• Heavey, Patrick (holding party)
• Heavey, Patrick (respondent)
• Heavey, Patrick (responding party)
• Seavey, Webber S. (W. F.) (respondent)
• Seavey, Webber S. (W. F.) (holding party)
• Seavey, Webber S. (W. F.) (responding party)

• Additional parties

  Moore, Frank E. (clerk)

  Sturn Jr., A. (deputy)

  Shoemaker, W. S.

  Michal, Joseph (clerk of police court)