In the Matter of the Application of Lewis Johnson, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

June 4, 1914 - August 6, 1915

Petitioned on July 22, 1915

Filed before the US District Court for the Western District of Washington (Seattle, Washington)

Case ID: hc.case.wa.0224

Case Summary

Lewis Johnson was arrested in Washington for being accused of stealing $1880 dollars from John Pritchard in a hotel in Vancouver, Canada while Pritchard was intoxicated. Witnesses Tate, Russel, and Garnett attest that Johnson had a lot of money with him around the time Pritchard's money was taken, around June 4th or 5th of 1915. While Kennedy declares cause for extradition so Johnson can be tried in Canada, Johnson petitions for writ of habeas corpus, arguing the statements against him to be untrue and without probable cause or legal evidence. Outcome is unknown.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

Larceny

Sites of significance

Outcome

Unknown

Fate of bound party

Deported

Case Citation

RG21 US District Courts, Western District of Washington, Seattle, Records of the Northern Division, Case Files, 1890-1972, No. 3077

Source material(s)

Case File

Length of case file

Between 51 and 75 pages

Repository(s)

National Archives and Records Administration, Seattle Branch, Washington (Seattle, WA) (Seattle, Washington)

State

Washington

Point(s) of law cited

Section 347 of the Criminal Code of the Dominion of Canada

People

Johnson, Lewis (petitioner)
Johnson, Lewis (bound party)
Boyle, John M. (respondent)
Boyle, John M. (responding party)
Neterer, Jeremiah (judge)
Martin, Winter S. (respondent attorney)
Tennant, George R. (petitioner attorney)
Additional parties

Whitlock, John C. [John G. Whitlock](U.S. Commissioner;) Lansing, Robert (Secretary of State;) Davis, Ben D. (Chief Clerk;) Robinson, E. E. (filed complaint;) South, C. J. (police magistrate;) Prichard, John [Prichard, Lewis](witness;) Shaw, H. C. (police magistrate;) Kennedy, John K. (counsel for prosecution;) Heaney, L. H. (stenographer;) McGill (lawyer of John Prichard,) Shayer, William Cruikshank (witness,) Tate, Robert "Bob" (witness;) Garnett, Quint [Andy](witness;) Curly, Frankie Russel (witness;) Mclachlin (witness;) Woodward, G. C. (vice counsul general for the United States;) Howard G. S. (vice counsul of the United States;) Allen, Clay (U.S. Attorney;) Lansing, Robert (Secretary of State;) McRae William (Deputy Constable for Vancouver, British Columbia;) Spring-Rice, Cecil Arthur (Ambassador of Great Britain;) Crosby, Frank L (Clerk;) Howard, Clinton W. (U.S. District Judge, Seattle;) Lakin, Ed (Deputy Clerk;) Moodiy, Robert (Notary Public)