Case Summary

David A. Paulson, the petitioner, filed a writ of Habeas Corpus on behalf of Urey E. Chapman after he was detained for an unknown offense. The information about Chapman indicates that his wife had recently deserted him and left Omaha for Lincoln with their child. Since then, his petition stated he has provided for his family. It is unclear what the outcome of this petition was or the nature of the detention.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Cause unspecified

Sites of significance

• Omaha City Jail (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Unknown

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

Douglas County (NE) Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 24: ca. 1921 - 1922, p. 87; RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 100: 24-75 to 24-216, Sep. 7, 1921 - Oct. 5, 1921, No. 24-87 (microfilm)

Source material(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

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

State

• Nebraska

People

• Plotts, Charles (responding party)
• Paulsen, David A. (petitioner)
• Chapman, Urey E. (bound party)
• Troupe, A. C. (Troup) (judge)
• Shotwell, Abel V. (respondent attorney)
• Dempsey, Michael F. (respondent attorney)

• Additional parties

  Smith, Robert (clerk)

  Bigelcs, Anson H. (unknown)

  Hatter, B. N. Y. (deputy)