In the Matter of the Application Lulu Huffman for Writ of Habeas Corpus

February 19, 1915 - February 20, 1915

Petitioned on February 19, 1915

Filed before the Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska)

Case ID: Hc.case.ne.1155

Case Summary

Lulu Hoffman filed a writ of habeas corpus on February 19th, 1915, claiming she was unlawfully imprisoned and restrained by Mrs. Music, Lotting Honig, Betha Hoffman, and Frank Miller. The writ was dismissed the same day after it was revealed that Hoffman did not live in Douglas County, Nebraska, where the writ was filed.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

Interpersonal

Petition subtype(s)

Interpersonal

Outcome

Writ dismissed

Fate of bound party

Remained in custody

State

Nebraska

People

Honig, Lottie (respondent)
Honig, Lottie (holding party)
Hoffman, Betha (holding party)
Hoffman, Betha (respondent)
Miller, Frank (respondent)
Miller, Frank (holding party)
Huffman, Lulu (bound party)
Mussic, (holding party)
Mussic, (respondent)
Dunham, (petitioner attorney)
Aye, (petitioner attorney)
Sears, Willis G. (judge)
Additional parties

Robert Smith (Clerk)

McShane, F. J. (sheriff)

Plamer, Edward (deputy)

Steere Jr., A. (deputy)

Source Materials

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Repository(s)

Case citation

Douglas County District Court, Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 17: ca.1914-1915, p. 743; Douglas County District Court, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 63: Doc. 17-657 to 17-780, Dec. 24, 1914 - Apr. 5, 1915, No. 17-743 (microfilm)

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Type of source(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

Between 6 and 10 pages

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Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “In the Matter of the Application Lulu Huffman for Writ of Habeas Corpus.” Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812-1924, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Accessed April 4, 2025. https://petitioningforfreedom.unl.edu/cases/item/Hc.case.ne.1155