Case Summary

On December 14, 1896, Ernest Kinloch enlisted in the U.S. Army. Two days later, he was arrested on his way to the train station, charged with insanity, and jailed to await a hearing. He quickly petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted. After hearing the evidence, Kinloch was remanded to the custody "proper military authorities."

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Insanity

Sites of significance

• Douglas County Jail (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody|custody transferred to third party

Case Citation

Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009, U.S. District Court for the Omaha Division of the District of Nebraska, Series: Criminal Dockets, 1867-1959, Vol. N, p. 134; Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009, U.S. District Court for the Omaha Division of the District of Nebraska. (2/27/1907- ), Series: Criminal Case Files, 1867-1983, Box 3, No. N-134

Source material(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

• National Archives and Records Administration, Kansas City (Kansas City, Kansas)

State

• Nebraska

Tag(s)

• Coercive habeas

People

• Kinloch, Ernest P. (petitioner)
• Kinloch, Ernest P. (bound party)
• Powers, John (respondent)
• Powers, John (responding party)
• Powers, John (holding party)
• Flynn, Thomas J. (respondent)
• Flynn, Thomas J. (responding party)
• Flynn, Thomas J. (holding party)
• Summers, William S. (petitioner attorney)
• Rush, S. R. (petitioner attorney)
• Kaley, Jacob L. (respondent attorney)
• Broadwell, Frank A. (authority ordering detention)
• Munger, William H. (judge)

• Additional parties

  Hoyt, R. C. (clerk)

  Mathews, T. L. (U.S. marshal)

  Moore, John O. (deputy U.S. marshal)

  Neve, William (deputy sheriff)

  Kimber, Jno (unspecified)

  Camery, George (unspecified)

  Lindsey, John B. (notary public)