Case Summary

Ah Korn, Ah Sin, and Ah Min were caught gambling, referred to as "playing dice" for money within the petition. They were arrested but filed a habeas petition. The judge released Ah Korn.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Gambling

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

King County Government, Judicial Administration, Territorial District Court Case Files, 1867-1889, No. 4097

Source material(s)

Case File

Case document transcriptions

• hc.case.wa.0070.001
• hc.case.wa.0070.002
• hc.case.wa.0070.003
• hc.case.wa.0070.004
• hc.case.wa.0070.005
• hc.case.wa.0070.006
• hc.case.wa.0070.007

Length of case file

Between 6 and 10 pages

Repository(s)

• Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch (Bellevue, Washington)

State

• Washington

People

• Korn, Ah (petitioner)
• Korn, Ah (bound party)
• Sin, Ah (petitioner)
• Sin, Ah (bound party)
• Min, Ah (petitioner)
• Min, Ah (bound party)
• Greene, Roger Sherman (R. S.) (judge)
• Hurnes, T. J. (petitioner attorney)
• Woolery, James H. (holding party)
• Woolery, James H. (respondent)
• Ronald, J. T. (respondent attorney)

• Additional parties

  Seavey, James (clerk)

  Ludlow, James P. (deputy clerk)

  Ross, Thomas (police officer)

  Vrooman, Sidney B. (justice of the peace)

  Gardner, E.A. (witness)