In the matter of the Petition of Frank E. Sims for Habeaus Corpus for F. W. Beyer

December 10, 1902

Petitioned on December 10, 1902

Filed before the King County Superior Court (Seattle, Washington)

Case ID: hc.case.wa.0996

Case Summary

On November 5, 1902, F. W. Beyer was arrested without warrant by John Sullivan, the Chief of Police for King County, Seattle. Beyer’s writ of habeas corpus would be petitioned by his attorney, Frank E. Sims. Sheriff Edward Cudihee delivered to writ to Judge Bell, and Beyer’s petition was heard December 10, 1902

Case Information

Petition type(s)

Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

Carceral

Sites of significance

King County Jail (Seattle, Washington)

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Unknown

State

Washington

People

Sims, Frank E. (petitioner)
Sims, Frank E. (petitioner attorney)
Beyer, F. W. (Berger) (bound party)
Sullivan, John J. (holding party)
Sullivan, John J. (respondent)
Bell, William R. (judge)
De Bruler, Ellis (respondent attorney)
Additional parties

Koepfli, C. A. (Clerk); Corcoran, William (Deputy); Cudihee, Edward (Sheriff)

Brewster, J. M. (Deputy Clerk)

Source Materials

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Repository(s)

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

Case citation

King County Government, Judicial Records, Superior Court, Case No.37427

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Type of source(s)

Case File

Length of case file

Between 6 and 10 pages

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