Case Summary

The Appearance Docket stated that the writ application was filed on 27 November 1915 and issued on the same day. The Sheriff's return to the writ was filed on 7 December 1915. The Sheriff's return stated that the writ was issued to Police Chief Henry Dunn, Cheif of Detectives Stephen Maloney, and Jailors Andrew Fahey and John Brady. Newspaper coverage indicates Maloney worked as a janitor in the State Bank of Omaha, when he was wrongly accused of committing a crime there. Maloney would later sue for $10,000 in damages for the wrongful arrest.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Cause unspecified

Sites of significance

• Unspecified Jail (, )

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

Douglas County District Court, Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 18: ca.1915-1916, p. 420; Douglas County District Court, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 67: Doc. 18-366 to 18-492, Nov. 3, 1915 - Jan. 29, 1916, No. 18-420 (microfilm)

Source material(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

5 or fewer pages

Repository(s)

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

State

• Nebraska

People

• Maloney, Alvin (petitioner)
• Dunn, Henry (responding party)
• Dunn, Henry (holding party)
• Maloney, Stephen (Steve) (responding party)
• Maloney, Stephen (Steve) (holding party)
• Fahey, Andrew (responding party)
• Fahey, Andrew (holding party)
• Brady, John (responding party)
• Brady, John (holding party)
• Kendall Jr., Robert L. (bound party)

• Additional parties

  McShane, Felix (Sheriff)