Case Summary

R. J. Alton filed for a writ of Habeas alleging that he was unlawfully held and legal hearings had been held in court concerning his case without the consent of himself or his legal counsel. Judge J. E. Bush agreed to hear Alton’s petition, ordering J. A. Callison to show up with relevant legal documentation to Alton’s case, and for Sheriff Robert Kyd to appear with Alton on August 25. Kyd acknowledged this order, and Callison showed documentation that showed Alton was being accused of illegally selling alcohol to James W. Pace without a proper license. The outcome of the case from there is unknown.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Selling liquor without a license

Sites of significance

• Gage County Jail (Beatrice, Nebraska)

Outcome

Unknown

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

Gage County District Court, Case Files, Box 39, No. 3884

Source material(s)

Case File

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

• Gage County District Court (Beatrice, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

People

• Alton, R. J. (petitioner)
• Alton, R. J. (bound party)
• Kyd, Robert (respondent)
• Kyd, Robert (holding party)
• Bush, J. E. (judge)
• Callison, J. A. (authority ordering detention)
• Wasson, Hardy (petitioner attorney)

• Additional parties

  James W. Pace (Witness), R. R. Kyd (Deputy), R. M. Laflin (Clerk), Joseph Grimes (Witness), J. Phillips (Witness and Clerk), A. Hazlen (Witness), Orlando, Swain (Deputy)