Case Summary

On February 14th, 1912, Jennie Columbia filed for a writ of Habeas Corpus on behalf of her son, Robert Columbia. Robert was arrested five days prior to the writ and nothing was charged or filed against him in that time. Robert was stated to be 20 years old and in the bond of the applicant, his mother. On February 14th, Judge Gay approved the writ and commanded that Robert be in court the next day, February 15th. However, on the 15th, Judge Gay found that in between the filing of the application for the writ and the court session, charges had been filed and the custody of Robert was remanded to the sheriff of King County, Washington, Robert Hodge. The charges filed against him are unknown and his conviction is also unknown. The case seems to conclude on February 15th, but filing is not completed until April 26, 1912.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Cause unspecified

Sites of significance

• King County Superior Court (Seattle, Washington)
• King County Jail (Seattle, Washington)

Outcome

Writ dismissed

Fate of bound party

Remained in custody

Case Citation

King County Government, Judicial Records, Superior Court, Case No. 85949

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)

• Children

People

• Columbia, Jennie (petitioner)
• Columbia, Robert (bound party)
• Hodge, Robert T. (respondent)
• Hodge, Robert T. (responding party)
• Hodge, Robert T. (holding party)
• Gay, Wilson R. (judge)
• Crouch, Charles R. (C. R.) (petitioner attorney)
• Kennedy, (respondent attorney)

• Additional parties

  Crouch, C. R. (Notary Public); Sickels, D. K. (Clerk)