Case Summary

On July 6, 1911, Mary A. Dohney placed an advertisement for a room for rent. On July 7, A. T. Cochran and alleged wife responded and co-habituated for five days in the rented room. The supposed wife was identified as Mary J. Carr, but Dohney had believed her to be called Mrs. Cochran. On July 11, Dohney launched a complaint against Carr, charging that she, a married woman, and A. T. Cochran, and single man, lived together in violation of section 11, chapter 38, revised statutes of the state of Illinois. Order of commitment and warrant against Carr was issued July 12, signed by clerk Galpin. On July 15, Carr was said to have departed from Chicago to Omaha, Nebraska. Warrant for Carr was sent to Omaha July 17, which provided a description and photograph of Carr. On July 19, Carr filed Habeas with attorney John G. Kuhn, against John J. Donohue. On July 19, the petition was granted, and a writ was issued; Carr was released on bond of $500 with Maurice Rouch as Surety. On July 26, the writ was sustained, and Carr was discharged.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Adultery

Sites of significance

• Unspecified Jail (, )

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

Douglas County (NE) Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 14: ca.1909 - July 1911, p. 753; RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 46: Doc. 14-742 to 15-33, Jul. 8, 1911 - Nov. 4, 1911, No. 14-753 (microfilm)

Source material(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

Between 21 and 30 pages

Repository(s)

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

State

• Nebraska

Point(s) of law cited

Section 11, Chapter 38, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois

Tag(s)

• Fugitive from justice

People

• Carr, Mary J. (petitioner)
• Carr, Mary J. (bound party)
• Kuhn, John G. (petitioner attorney)
• Donahue, John J. (Donahoe) (respondent)
• Estelle, Lee S. (judge)
• Brailey, Edwin F. (holding party)
• Brailey, Edwin F. (responding party)
• Thompson, W. B. (responding party)

• Additional parties

  Steere Jr., Asel (Deputy, Douglas County)

  Smith, Robert (Clerk, Douglas County)

  Keilsen, John A. (Notary Public, Douglas County)

  Galpin, Homer K. (Clerk, Municipal Court of Chicago)

  Walsh, Frank J. (Clerk, Municipal Court of Chicago)

  Scully, Thomas F. (Judge, Municipal Court of Chicago)

  Heap, Arnold (Chief Justice, Municipal Court of Chicago)

  Donhney, Mary A. (Complainant in Chicago)

  Cochrun, A. T. (Alleged Husband/Single Man)

  McWayne, John J. (Messenger)

  Hunt, Nicholas (Inspector, Commanding Detective Bureau)

  Rouch, Maurice (Surety)