Case Summary

In 1905, 15-year-old Willie Vangart was found guilty of theft and sent to the State Industrial School and was ordered to stay there until he turned 16 unless discharged according to law. Petitioner Frank Vangart, the father of Willie, then filed for the release of Wilie Vangart to release Willie who has now reached the age of 16. Judge Kennedy finds that Willie is indeed unlawfully deprived of his liberty, and he is released from custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Institutional

Petition subtype(s)

• Imprisoned for longer than term

Sites of significance

• State Reform School (Kearney, Nebraska)

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

Douglas County (NE) Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 11: ca.1906, p. 365; RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 28: Doc. 11-324 to 12-68, Sep. 4, 1906 - Apr. 1, 1907, No. 11-365 (microfilm)

Source material(s)

Case File | Docket

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)

• Children

People

• Hover, C. L. (petitioner attorney)
• Kennedy, Howard (judge)
• Vangart, Willie (bound party)
• Vangart, Frank (petitioner)

• Additional parties

  McDonald, John W. (sheriff)

  Stryker, George B. (deputy)

  Hayward, B. D. (superintendent of the industrial school of Nebraska)

  Broadwell, Frank A. (clerk)