Case Summary

Frank Johnson (alias Charles Lewis) and H. Jones (alias Ellis Hyde) were arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct in a prostitution house. They argued they were deprived of their liberty and fined without any process of law. They were released from custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Drunk and disorderly

Sites of significance

• Omaha City Jail (Omaha, Nebraska)

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. 38: Mar. 7, 1895 - Aug. 23, 1895, pp. 222, 245; Douglas County District Court, Civil Appearance Docket Files, Project No. 45, Roll 656: Doc. 50-82 to 50-123, No. 50-111

Source material(s)

Case File | Journal

Length of case file

Between 21 and 30 pages

Repository(s)

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

State

• Nebraska

People

• Scott, Cunningham R. (judge)
• Johnson, Frank (Lewis, Charles) (petitioner)
• Johnson, Frank (Lewis, Charles) (bound party)
• Jones, H. (Hyde, Ellis) (bound party)
• Jones, H. (Hyde, Ellis) (petitioner)
• Shoemaker, W. S. (authority ordering detention)
• Braion, Charles F. (responding party)
• Drexel, John C. (holding party)
• Drexel, John C. (respondent)
• Britt, C. W. (petitioner attorney)

• Additional parties

  Woman, Henry M. (notary public)

  Berka, Louis (judge of police court), Miller, J.S. (jailer)

  Moore, Frank E. (clerk)

  Sturn Jr., A. (deputy)

  Nial, Kate (named in complaint)

  Hines, May (named in complaint)