Case Summary

This was a continuance of the Mortimer Fox case. Arrested in Omaha for forgery charges from California, Godwin, Fox's attorney and next friend, alleges that there was no cause for Fox's detention and no documents showing that Fox had committed any crimes. In this case file though, the name of the respondent and holding party is unknown. Frank Laurie, the judge that heard this case and sent it back to Estelle, who was the judge for the first case. The fate of Fox is unknown.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Forgery

Sites of significance

• Unspecified Jail (, )

Outcome

Unknown

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

History Nebraska, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 2: General Index Books & Court Journals, Vol. 8: Sep. 19, 1891 - Dec. 5, 1891, pp. 648, 676; Douglas County District Court, Civil Appearance Docket Files, Project No. 45, Roll 426: Doc. 28-56 to 28-99, No. 28-98

Source material(s)

Journal | Case File

Length of case file

Between 6 and 10 pages

Related petitions

• In matter of application of Mortimer Fox by Parke Godwin for writ of Habeas Corpus

Repository(s)

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

State

• Nebraska

Tag(s)

• Fugitive from justice

People

• Fox, Mortimer (Fox, Matto) (petitioner)
• Fox, Mortimer (Fox, Matto) (bound party)
• Godwin, Parke (petitioner attorney)
• Estelle, Lee S. (judge)
• Laurie, Frank (judge)