Case Summary

Crist (Christ) Tyrrell was arrested for "unlawfully soliciting business and patronage for Sigmund Arnstein at a different place than the storefront, bascially violating an ordinance that said that business proprietors can get a license to employ a public porter/runner. Tyrrell was arrested for being a runner elicit patronage down the street from his business and not directly in front of the business. He was discharged from prison.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Unlawfully soliciting business

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. 36: Oct. 23, 1894 - Mar. 7, 1895, pp. 444-5; Douglas County District Court, Civil Appearance Docket Files, Project No. 45, Roll 640: Doc. 48-295 to 48-431, No. 48-313

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)
• Tyrrell, Crist (bound party)
• Arnstein, Sigmund (petitioner)
• Cobb, Silas (petitioner attorney)
• Seavey, Webber S. (W. F.) (holding party)
• Seavey, Webber S. (W. F.) (respondent)
• Seavey, Webber S. (W. F.) (responding party)
• Bebout, Alvin Adams (holding party)
• Bebout, Alvin Adams (respondent)
• Bebout, Alvin Adams (responding party)

• Additional parties

  Michel, Joseph (clerk of the police court)

  Shoemaker, W. S. (filed for warrant)

  Moore, Frank E. (clerk)

  Berka, Louis (police judge of omaha)

  Drexel, John C. (sheriff)

  Rofrizweig, H. (deputy)