Case Summary

On September 15, 1918, Omaha's Health Commissioner authorized the isolation and quarantine of Maud Shaw under city Ordinance No. 9852, alleging that Shaw had been found with a venereal infection. On October 17, 1918, Jud Brown filed for habeas on behalf of Shaw against Manning and the superintendent of the detention home, Alva Burger. In the petition, Brown argued that Shaw had been confined for 4 weeks without any complaint and is free of any alleged disease. A writ was issued, but the case was later dismissed for want of prosecution on January 26, 1920; the fate of Shaw is unknown.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Institutional

Petition subtype(s)

• Public health detention

Sites of significance

• Detention Home (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Writ dismissed for want of prosecution

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

Douglas County (NE) Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 20: ca.1917-1919, p. 501; RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 80: Doc. 20-414 to 20-542, Aug. 29, 1918 - Nov. 23, 1918, No. 20-501 (microfilm)

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

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

State

• Nebraska

People

• Redick, William A. (judge)
• Burger, Alva (respondent)
• Manning, Ernest T. (Ernest C.) (respondent)
• Manning, Ernest T. (Ernest C.) (responding party)
• Manning, Ernest T. (Ernest C.) (authority ordering detention)
• Burger, Joseph O. (petitioner attorney)
• Brown, Jud (petitioner)
• Shaw, Maud (bound party)

• Additional parties

  Smith, Robert (Clerk)

  Clark, Michael L. (Sheriff)

  Suepwisk, J. B. (Deputy)

  McCollaugh, Mavroll F. (Deputy)

  Dahlam, Hames C. (Mayor and President of City Council)

  O’Connor, T. J. (City Clerk)

  Hunter, M. J. (City Clerk)

  Burger, Joseph (Notary Public)