Case Summary

On August 18, 1892, William Priedo was arrested by a Mr. Cave (first name unknown), under the orders of John Roberts, the acting captain of the police of the City of Seattle, County of King, State of Washington. Priedo petitioned for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, which was accepted on August 19, 1892 by Judge Isaac J. Lichtenberg. His case was to be heard August 20, 1982. According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 21, 1892 print, page 5, Priedo had stolen a span a mules and his writ was denied.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Carceral

Sites of significance

• Seattle City Jail (Seattle, Washington)

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Remained in custody

Case Citation

King County Government, Judicial Records, Superior Court, Case No. 618

Source material(s)

Case File

Length of case file

Between 6 and 10 pages

Repository(s)

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

State

• Washington

Tag(s)

• Police officer

People

• Priedo, William, C. (bound party)
• Priedo, William, C. (petitioner)
• Jackson, Andrew (holding party)
• Jackson, Andrew (respondent)
• Lichtenberg, Isaac J. (Charles Westerfield) (judge)
• Roberts, John (authority ordering detention)

• Additional parties

  Barnes, John B (Notary)

  Stanley, George (Deputy Clerk)

  Mr. Cave (first name unknown

  police officer of Seattle City)