Case Summary

On November 1, 1920, Harry Becker, also known as Isic Feurht, was charged with the crime of "Investigation" and imprisoned in the Omaha City Jail. While there, no other charge was made against him. On November 4, 1920, aided by his attorneys from the firm of Jamieson and O'Sullivan, Becker petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus against chief of police Marshall Eberstein. He pointed out that "investigation" was not a crime in the state of Nebraska, and that he was being unlawfully held. The case was dismissed upon the relator's motion at his costs on November 4, 1920, and a writ and return was filed on November 6, 1920.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Cause unspecified

Sites of significance

• Omaha City Jail (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Writ dismissed

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. 23: ca. 1920 - 1920, p. 145; Douglas County District Court, Omaha, NE, RG230: Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Reel 94: Doc. 23-16 to 23-175, Oct. 2, 1920 - Nov. 18, 1920, No. 23-145

Source material(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

Between 6 and 10 pages

Repository(s)

• Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

People

• Becker, Harry (Isic Fuerht) (petitioner)
• Becker, Harry (Isic Fuerht) (bound party)
• Eberstein, Marshall (respondent)
• Eberstein, Marshall (holding party)
• Jamieson, William Nicholas (Jameson) (petitioner attorney)
• O’Sullivan, Eugene D. (E. D.) (petitioner attorney)
• Sears, Willis G. (judge)

• Additional parties

  Clark, Michael L. [sheriff]

  Smith, Robert [clerk]

  Steele Jr., Asel [deputy]

  Quackenbush, V.D. [deputy]