Case Summary

William J. Gruley, attorney and petitioner, files a writ of Habeas Corpus on behalf of Garnett C. Porter. Judge Baker approves said writ, and Porter is released. Newspaper coverage indicates Porter had been arrested as a fugitive from justice and was released on bond to face charges for perjury in Iowa regarding a fake train robbery.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Fugitive from justice

Sites of significance

• Omaha City Jail (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

Douglas County District Court, Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 5: ca.1900 - 1901, p. 360; Douglas County District Court, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 7: Doc. 5-299 to 6-26, Oct. 9, 1901 - Jan. 9, 1902, No. 5-360 (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

• Porter, Garnett C. (bound party)
• Baker, Benjamin S. (judge)
• Gurley, William F. (J.) (petitioner attorney)
• Gurley, William F. (J.) (petitioner)

• Additional parties

  Broadwell, Frank (clerk)