Case Summary

A. P. Scruggs, the petitioner, filed a writ of Habeas Corpus on behalf of Charles Moore, who was incarcerated for being an alleged fugitive from justice from Iowa. Scruggs stated that Moore was not charged with any crime in Iowa and that the officers are threatening to kidnap Moore and take him beyond court jurisdiction. Judge Leslie orders Moore to be taken before the court on the 20th; the fate of the parties is unknown.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Fugitive from justice

Outcome

Unknown

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

Douglas County (NE) Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 25: ca. 1922 - 1923, p. 463; RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 110: 25-455 to 25-546, Nov. 16, 1922 - Jan. 2, 1923, No. 25-463 (microfilm)

Source material(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

Between 6 and 10 pages

Repository(s)

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

State

• Nebraska

People

• Moore, Charles (bound party)
• Dusen, Charles Van (Deusun) (responding party)
• Dusen, Charles Van (Deusun) (holding party)
• Leslie, Charles (judge)
• Scruggs, Ames P. (petitioner)

• Additional parties

  Dempsey, Michael (chief of police, Omaha)

  Dunn, Henry (city commissioner, Omaha)

  R. Josephine (notary public)