Case Summary

Louis W. R. Beaty was arrested March 17, 1910, for mixing garbage with refuse material in the City of Omaha. On March 17, Beaty and attorney, M. O. Cunningham, filed a petition of habeas against Police Force Captain, Henry W. Dunn, and Patrick Mostyn. Beaty argued that no statute exists in Omaha or Nebraska regarding the charge. Judge Lee. S. Estelle denied the writ and gave Beaty 40 days to prepare a bill of exceptions on March 22. Beaty made an appeal and motioned for new trial on March 23. Judge Estelle overruled a new trial, 40 days to prepare appeal was maintained.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Mixing garbage with refuse

Sites of significance

• Omaha City Jail (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Writ denied

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

Douglas County District Court, Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 14: ca.1909 - July 1911, p. 248; Douglas County District Court, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 41: Doc. 14-178 to 14-315, Dec. 24, 1904 - Apr. 8, 1910, No. 14-248 (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

Tag(s)

• Appeal

People

• Beaty, Louis W. R. (petitioner)
• Beaty, Louis W. R. (bound party)
• Cunningham, M. O. (petitioner attorney)
• Estelle, Lee S. (judge)
• Brailey, Edwin F. (holding party)
• Brailey, Edwin F. (responding party)
• Dunn, Henry W. (respondent)
• Mostyn, Patrick (respondent)
• Mead, A. I. (responding party)

• Additional parties

  Steere Jr., Asel (Deputy)

  Smith, Robert (Clerk)