Case Summary

Fred Bonnis, the bound party, was imprisoned in 1901 as a fugitive from justice in Illinois. Albert T. Ryan, petitioner and petitioner attorney for Bonnis stated that the arresting officers have failed to provide a copy of the warrant from Illinois. Accordingly, Judge Baker ruled that he is unlawfully detained, and Bonnis was released from custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Fugitive from justice

Sites of significance

• Unspecified Jail (, )

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

Douglas County District Court, Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 6: ca.1901 - 1902, p. 75; Douglas County District Court, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 8: Doc. 6-27 to 6-277, Nov. 20, 1901 - Nov. 4, 1902, No. 6-75 (microfilm)

Source material(s)

Docket | 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

• Ryan, Albert T. (petitioner attorney)
• Donahue, John J. (Donahoe) (respondent)
• Donahue, John J. (Donahoe) (holding party)
• Bonnis, Fred (bound party)
• O'Neill, Richard (respondent attorney)
• Gilbert, William O. (respondent attorney)
• Baker, Benjamin S. (judge)

• Additional parties

  Broadwell, Frank A. (clerk)

  Chapman, M.C. (notary public)

  Power, John (sheriff)

  Sherry, James L. (deputy)

  Steere, A. Jr. (deputy)

  Cunningham, W. G. (deputy)

  Steere Jr., A. (deputy)