Case Summary

Louis Zauber was arrested and charged on December 6 by Justice of the Peace, Arthur Baldwin, for neglect to support his minor child. Found guilty, Zauber was sentenced to 90 days in jail. On December 30, Zauber and attorney, M. L. Beckwith filed a Habeas Corpus petition against the Sheriff of Douglas County. A writ was issued, and later denied on December 31.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Child neglect

Sites of significance

• Douglas County Jail (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Writ denied

Fate of bound party

Remained in custody

Case Citation

Douglas County District Court, Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 14: ca.1909 - July 1911, p. 522; Douglas County District Court, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 44: Doc. 14-492 to 14-580, Nov. 19, 1910 - Mar. 16, 1911, No. 14-522 (microfilm)

Source material(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

Between 6 and 10 pages

Repository(s)

• History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)
• Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

People

• Zauber, Louis (petitioner)
• Zauber, Louis (bound party)
• Beckwith, M. L. (petitioner attorney)
• Estelle, Lee S. (judge)
• Baldwin, Arthur (justice of the peace)
• Baldwin, Arthur (authority ordering detention)

• Additional parties

  Neilson, A. (Notary Public)