Case Summary

Williams Alfredo petitioned for a writ of Habeas Corpus on May 18th, 1917, claiming that he was being unlawfully detained by Omaha police in the city jail. Alfredo's petition claimed that he was a stranger in the city and had not committed any crime. Judge Willis G. Sears granted his petition and issued a writ commanding Chief of Police Henry W. Dunn, Captain Heitfeldt, and Chief of Detectives Stephan Maloney to appear and show the time and cause of Alfredo's detention. Sheriff Michael L. Clark delivered the writ to Dunn; Heitfeldt and Maloney were not served. The outcome of the proceedings is unknown.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Unlawful detention

Sites of significance

• Omaha City Jail (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Unknown

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

Douglas County District Court, Omaha, NE, RG230: Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series: Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 19: ca.1916-1917, p. 488; Douglas County District Court, Omaha, NE, RG230: Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Reel 74: Doc. 19-473 to 19-611, May 7, 1917 - Aug. 21, 1917, No. 19-488

Source material(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

• Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

People

• Alfredo, Williams (petitioner)
• Alfredo, Williams (bound party)
• Sears, Willis G. (judge)
• Heitfeld, Henry (Heitfeldt, Henry) (holding party)
• Heitfeld, Henry (Heitfeldt, Henry) (respondent)
• Maloney, Stephen (Steve) (respondent)
• Maloney, Stephen (Steve) (holding party)
• Dunn, Henry W. (respondent)
• Dunn, Henry W. (holding party)
• Dunn, Henry W. (responding party)
• Yates, Frank C. (petitioner attorney)

• Additional parties

  Magney, George A. (County Attorney)

  Smith, Robert (Clerk)

  Clark, Michael L. (Sheriff).