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Habeas petitions described a broad range of carceral, institutional, and interpersonal confinement over the long nineteenth century, including those used to demand due process, resist enslavement, challenge child removal and reservation confinement, avoid deportation, present child custody claims and protest child marriage, and to challenge institutionalization and detention in private and state institutions. As a legal mechanism borrowed from British common law and guaranteed as a civil right in US federal and state constitutions, habeas provides a lens on a diverse community of legal actors.
Our encoding practice allows us to identify petitions in these three categories and to indicate where those categories overlap. In addition to these three general categories, our team has identified the specific carceral charge being challenged as well as the particular forms of institutional and interpersonal confinements being questioned.
You may also browse or search petitions by location and/or jurisdiction to learn more about the myriad complaints petitioners brought before judges in Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon, and Washington between 1812 and 1924. Each case entry includes a full citation, a summary, links to people with a role in the case, a list of other people named, and any sites of significance. Visitors wanting access to full case files can contact the cited repository for information about obtaining copies. Those without institutional affiliations may request image scans from Dr. Jagodinsky directly. The Glossary defines the attributes used to structure data from the habeas petitions. The Code Book explains the relational structure of the data and functionality of the database website.
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Petition Type
- Carceral 1385
- Institutional 19
- Interpersonal 3
Petition Subtype
- Carceral: cause unspecified 215
- Carceral: fugitive from justice 96
- Carceral: immigration 92
- Carceral: vagrancy 87
- Carceral 56
- Carceral: prostitution 48
- Carceral: grand larceny 46
- Carceral: wrongful imprisonment 45
- Carceral: larceny 39
- Carceral: fugitive slavery 34
- Carceral: disturbing the peace 32
- Carceral: refusal or inability to pay fine 29
- Carceral: assault and battery 26
- Carceral: murder 24
- Carceral: contempt of court 22
- Carceral: burglary 21
- Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses 21
- Carceral: public charge 21
- Carceral: embezzlement 19
- Carceral: forgery 18
- Carceral: fraud 17
- Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor 17
- Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor 16
- Carceral: Violation of Immigration Act of 1917 15
- Carceral: selling liquor without a license 14
- Carceral: assault 13
- Carceral: assault with a deadly weapon 13
- Carceral: no charge 13
- Carceral: disorderly conduct 12
- Carceral: drug use 12
- Carceral: first degree murder 12
- Carceral: robbery 12
- Carceral: advocating or teaching the unlawful destruction of property 11
- Carceral: assault with intent to kill 11
- Carceral: bastardy 11
- Carceral: gambling 11
- Carceral: petty larceny 11
- Carceral: carrying a concealed weapon 9
- Carceral: drunk and disorderly 9
- Carceral: peddling without a license 9
- Carceral: deportation 8
- Carceral: desertion 8
- Carceral: drunkenness 8
- Carceral: opium use 8
- Carceral: inmate of ill-governed house 7
- Carceral: perjury 7
- Carceral: unlawful possession and transport of intoxicating liquor 7
- Carceral: adultery 6
- Carceral: inmate of ill-governed home 6
- Carceral: insanity 6
- Carceral: keeping a house of ill repute 6
- Carceral: maintaining a common nuisance 6
- Carceral: selling liquor to Indians 6
- Carceral: statutory rape 6
- Carceral: suspicious character 6
- Carceral: violation of city ordinance 6
- Institutional: imprisoned for longer than term 6
- Carceral: arson 5
- Carceral: assault with intent to commit great bodily injury 5
- Carceral: breaking and entering 5
- Carceral: false pretenses 5
- Carceral: municipal violation 5
- Institutional: public health detention 5
- Carceral: assault with intent to wound 4
- Carceral: child custody 4
- Carceral: default of bail 4
- Carceral: horse stealing 4
- Carceral: malicious destruction of property 4
- Carceral: refusal to pay bail 4
- Carceral: robbery and battery 4
- Carceral: running an opium den 4
- Carceral: sabbath breaking 4
- Carceral: seduction 4
- Carceral: smuggling 4
- Carceral: unlawful detention 4
- Carceral: uttering and passing forged paper 4
- carceral: Violation of White Slave Traffic Act 4
- Carceral: wife desertion 4
- Carceral: aiding and abetting 3
- Carceral: attempted murder 3
- Carceral: bigamy 3
- Carceral: bribery 3
- Carceral: burglary and larceny 3
- Carceral: failure to provide for spouse 3
- Carceral: highway robbery 3
- Carceral: impersonating an officer 3
- Carceral: kidnapping 3
- Carceral: moral turpitude 3
- Carceral: mortgage fraud 3
- Carceral: passing counterfeit currency 3
- Carceral: peace bond 3
- Carceral: possession of burglary tools 3
- Carceral: possession of intoxicating liquor 3
- Carceral: possession of opium derivatives 3
- Carceral: reckless driving 3
- Carceral: threatening violence 3
- Carceral: wanted for questioning 3
- Carceral: wife abandonment 3
- Institutional: underage military enlistment 3
- Carceral: advocating for unlawful destruction of property 2
Petition Outcome
- Writ Allowed 665
- Writ Denied 294
- Unknown 262
- Writ Dismissed 110
- Writ Dismissed For Want Of Prosecution 27
- Petition Withdrawn 19
- Petition Denied 8
Sex of Bound Party
- Male 1133
- Female 172
- Unindicated 41
Age of Bound Party
- Adult 926
- Unindicated 351
- Minor 34
- Unclear 17
Race of Bound Party
- Unindicated 1146
- Black 52
- Asian 43
- Chinese 21
- Japanese 18
- White 17
- Indigenous 15
- Russian 9
- Italian 8
- German 5
- Jewish 5
- Multiracial 5
- Greek 4
- Colored 3
- Polish 2
- Afrocaribbean 1
- French 1
- Hungarian 1
- Irish 1
- Unclear 1
Petition Year
- 1919 59
- 1918 50
- 1898 45
- 1921 45
- 1924 42
- 1913 40
- 1916 40
- 1894 39
- 1914 38
- 1920 37
- 1912 36
- 1922 31
- 1899 30
- 1889 29
- 1910 28
- 1915 28
- 1891 26
- 1905 26
- 1923 26
- 1901 25
- 1890 24
- 1903 23
- 1855 22
- 1893 22
- 1902 20
- 1885 19
- 1895 19
- 1887 18
- 1892 18
- 1896 18
- 1904 18
- 1906 18
- 1917 18
- 1888 16
- 1854 15
- 1856 15
- 1868 15
- 1897 15
- 1884 13
- 1886 13
- 1900 12
- 1911 10
- 1869 8
- 1907 8
- 1858 7
- 1862 7
- 1875 7
- 1867 6
- 1877 6
- 1878 6
- 1908 6
- 1909 6
- 1853 5
- 1876 5
- 1883 5
- 1857 4
- 1865 4
- 1870 4
- 1880 4
- 1881 4
- 1844 3
- 1879 3
- 1882 3
- 1852 2
- 1859 2
- 1861 2
- 1864 2
- 1866 2
- 1872 2
- 1819 1
- 1825 1
- 1831 1
- 1832 1
- 1863 1
- 1873 1
- 1925 1
Earliest Record Date
- 1919 59
- 1918 57
- 1921 53
- 1913 47
- 1898 43
- 1912 42
- 1920 41
- 1894 39
- 1914 38
- 1916 38
- 1923 36
- 1924 36
- 1910 35
- 1922 32
- 1891 31
- 1889 30
- 1899 30
- 1901 28
- 1905 28
- 1888 27
- 1917 27
- 1890 26
- 1903 26
- 1855 24
- 1915 24
- 1893 22
- 1902 22
- 1884 20
- 1885 20
- 1892 20
- 1895 20
- 1896 20
- 1887 19
- 1904 18
- 1906 18
- 1911 17
- 1897 16
- 1854 15
- 1856 15
- 1868 15
- 1886 14
- 1908 13
- 1907 12
- 1869 10
- 1878 10
- 1900 10
- 1874 9
- 1909 9
- 1875 8
- 1858 7
- 1862 7
- 1877 7
- 1883 7
- 1876 6
- 1880 6
- 1857 5
- 1865 5
- 1867 5
- 1879 5
- 1882 5
- 1853 4
- 1861 4
- 1870 4
- 1871 4
- 1881 4
- 1844 3
- 1866 3
- 1872 3
- 1873 3
- 1852 2
- 1859 2
- 1860 2
- 1864 2
- 0118 1
- 1819 1
- 1820 1
- 1824 1
- 1825 1
- 1826 1
- 1831 1
- 1832 1
- 1837 1
- 1851 1
Latest Record Year
- 1919 64
- 1913 51
- 1920 50
- 1921 50
- 1898 49
- 1924 41
- 1914 40
- 1918 40
- 1894 39
- 1910 38
- 1899 36
- 1915 36
- 1916 36
- 1922 33
- 1889 32
- 1917 31
- 1912 30
- 1891 29
- 1923 28
- 1890 26
- 1905 26
- 1855 24
- 1893 24
- 1903 24
- 1888 23
- 1901 23
- 1885 21
- 1902 21
- 1906 20
- 1911 20
- 1895 19
- 1884 17
- 1887 17
- 1892 16
- 1904 16
- 1854 15
- 1856 15
- 1868 15
- 1896 15
- 1886 14
- 1900 14
- 1897 11
- 1909 10
- 1925 10
- 1869 9
- 1878 9
- 1907 9
- 1908 9
- 1926 9
- 1858 7
- 1862 7
- 1876 7
- 1877 7
- 1883 7
- 1874 6
- 1875 6
- 1879 6
- 1865 5
- 1867 5
- 1870 5
- 1880 5
- 1881 5
- 1853 4
- 1857 4
- 1871 4
- 1882 4
- 1844 3
- 1866 3
- 1872 3
- 1873 3
- 1927 3
- 1852 2
- 1859 2
- 1861 2
- 1864 2
- 1808 1
- 1819 1
- 1820 1
- 1824 1
- 1825 1
- 1826 1
- 1831 1
- 1832 1
- 1860 1
- 1928 1
- 1931 1
- 1982 1
Court Name
- Douglas County District Court (Omaha Nebraska) 538
- King County Superior Court (Seattle Washington) 203
- Lancaster County District Court (Lincoln Nebraska) 133
- Us District Court For The Western District Of Washington (Seattle Washington) 118
- Third Judicial District Court For The Territory Of Washington (Seattle Washington) 85
- St Louis County Law Commissioners Court (St Louis Missouri) 70
- Us District Court For The Omaha Division Of The District Of Nebraska (Omaha Nebraska) 40
- Second Judicial District Court For The Territory Of Washington (Tacoma Washington) 27
- Marion County Circuit Court (Salem Oregon) 18
- Nebraska Supreme Court (Lincoln Nebraska) 18
- Us Circuit Court For The Western District Of Washington (Seattle Washington) 17
- Us Circuit Court For The Omaha Division Of The District Of Nebraska (Omaha Nebraska) 16
- First Judicial District Of Washington District Court (Walla Walla Washington) 14
- Fourth Judicial District Court Of Washington Territory Spokane County (Cheney Washington) 14
- St Louis County Circuit Court (St Louis Missouri) 12
- Adams County Court (Hastings Nebraska) 11
- Us District Court For The Northern District Of Washington (Seattle Washington) 11
- Gage County District Court (Beatrice Nebraska) 10
- First Judicial District Court For The Territory Of Washington (Colfax Washington) 8
- Us Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit (Omaha Nebraska) 8
- Us Circuit Court For The Ninth District Washington (Seattle Washington) 7
- District Court Of The United States District Of Washington (Port Townsend Washington) 6
- United States District Court Western District Of Washington Northern Division (Walla Walla Washington) 5
- Us Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit (Seattle Washington) 5
- Oregon Supreme Court (Salem Oregon) 4
- Us District Court For The Lincoln Division Of The District Of Nebraska (Lincoln Nebraska) 4
- District Court Of Columbia County Washington Territory (Dayton Washington) 3
- First Judicial District Court For The Territory Of Nebraska (Omaha Nebraska) 3
- The Superior Court Of The State Of Washington For King County (Seattle Washington) 3
- United States Circuit Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit (St Louis Missouri) 3
- Atchison County District Court (Atchison Kansas) 1
- District Court For The Territory Of Alaska Fourth Judicial District (Fairbanks Alaska) 1
- District Court Of The United States District Of Nebraska (Lincoln Nebraska) 1
- Douglas County District Court (Lawrence Kansas) 1
- Fourth Judicial District Of The State Of Nebraska (Omaha Nebraska) 1
- Kansas Supreme Court (Lawrence Kansas) 1
- Pierce County Jail (Tacoma Washington) 1
- Polk County Court (Dallas Oregon) 1
- Second Judicial Court For The Territory Of Washington (Montesano Washington) 1
- Us Circuit Court In And For The Northern District Of Iowa (Cedar Rapids Iowa) 1
- Us Circuit Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit (St Paul Minnesota) 1
- Us District Court For The First Division Of Kansas (Topeka Kansas) 1
- Us District Court For The North Platte Division Of The District Of Nebraska (North Platte Nebraska) 1
Repository
- History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska) 507
- Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska) 392
- Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch (Bellevue, Washington) 288
- National Archives and Records Administration, Seattle Branch, Washington (Seattle, WA) (Seattle, Washington) 156
- Missouri State Archives-St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri) 82
- National Archives and Records Administration, Kansas City (Kansas City, Kansas) 65
- Washington State Archives, Eastern Regional Branch (Cheney, WA) (Cheney, Washington) 42
- Oregon State Archives (Salem, Oregon) 19
- Washington State Archives, Southwest Regional Branch (Olympia, WA) (Olympia, Washington) 18
- Gage County District Court (Beatrice, Nebraska) 10
- Washington State Archives, Northwest Regional Branch (Bellingham, WA) (Bellingham, Washington) 10
- Marion County Courthouse (Salem, Oregon) 2
- Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records (Phoenix, Arizona) 1
- Kansas State Archives & Historical Society (Topeka, Kansas) 1
Type of Source
- Case File 1089
- Docket 598
- Journal 277
- Complete Record 48
- Index 21
- Digitized Case File 4
Length of Case File
- between 11 and 20 pages 460
- between 6 and 10 pages 316
- between 21 and 30 pages 150
- 5 or fewer pages 134
- between 31 and 40 pages 65
- between 41 and 50 pages 34
- between 51 and 75 pages 29
- between 76 and 100 pages 13
- between 101 and 150 pages 11
- no case file 8
- 201 or more pages 4
- between 151 and 200 pages 4
Points of Law Cited
- U.S. Const. amend. V. 17
- Immigration Act of February 5, 1917 11
- National Prohibition Law 5
- U.S.-U.K. Treaty of August 9, 1842 4
- U.S.-U.K. Treaty of December 13, 1900 4
- U.S.-U.K. Treaty of July 12, 1889 4
- Act of Congress, May 27, 1902 3
- Mann Act 3
- Section 3 of the Act of Congress of March 26th, 1910, An Act to Amend An Act, entitled, An Act to Regulate the Immigration of Aliens into the United States 3
- Section No.1042 Revised Statutes 3
- U.S. Const. amend. IV. 3
- “An Act ceding jurisdiction to the United States over military reservations, known as Fort Niobrara and Fort Robinson,” Laws of Nebraska for the year 1887, pp. 628-9 2
- 88 Fed. 102 2
- Act of Congress, August 7, 1882 2
- Act of Congress on March 3, 1875 2
- Article XVI of The Freeholders Charter, Seattle WA, October 1, 1890 2
- Dawes Act 2
- Enabling Act of 1889 2
- Ex parte Royal 117 U.S. 241 2
- Geary Act, 1892 2
- In re Lewis, 83 Fed. 159 2
- In re Loney, 134 U.S. 372 2
- In re Neagle, 135 U.S. 1 2
- In re Waite, 81 Fed. 359 2
- National Prohibition Act 2
- No. 3532 Criminal, United States of America, Plaintiff, vs. John Surra and Albert Weston, Defendants 2
- Ohio v. Thomas, 173 U.S. 276 2
- Sec. 241 of the Code of Complied Statues of Nebraska in 1907 2
- Sec. 4 of Ordinance No. 1065 2
- Section 1014 of the Revised Annotated Statutes of the United States for 1914 2
- Section No. 1042 Revised Statutes 2
- United States v. Reese, 92 U.S. 214 2
- U.S. Const. amend. XIV. 2
- U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1. 2
- U.S. Const. amend. V. 2
- Volstead Act 2
- Wilcox v. Jackson, 13 Peters 498 2
- No Label 1
- “Act of Congress approved February 28, 1891 (26 Stats., 795) 1
- “Act of Congress of February 8, 1887” regarding Indian reservations 1
- “An act for the sale of timber land in the states of California, Oregon, Nevada, and in Washington Territory,” U.S. Congress, 3 June 1878 1
- “An act for the support and maintenance of illegitimate children,” 1897 Statutes of Nebraska, Ch. 37, Sec. 1 1
- “An Act to amend section ten (10), article thirteen (13), chapter eighty-three (83) of an act entitled ‘An act ceding jurisdiction of the military reservations of Fort Niobrara and Fort Robinson, Nebraska’ and to repeal said original section,” March 29, 1889 1
- “An Act to provide for the sale of part of the reservation of the Omaha Tribe of Indians in the State of Nebraska and for other purposes,” U.S. Congress, August 7, 1882 1
- “An act to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery in the State of Washington and to license physicians and surgeons, to punish all persons violating the provisions of this act, and to repeal all laws in conflict therewith, and declaring an emergency” and its amendment consisting of sections 6284-6285-6286-6287-6288-6289-6290 and 6291 of Pierce’s Code of the State of Washington 1
- “chapter one hundred and sixty-four of the laws of the first session of the Fifty-second Congress, passed on the thirteenth day of July, 1892” 1
- “section 5 of Rule 246 prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior for the government of the Indian office” 1
- #15 An ordinance prohibiting the smoking or inhaling of opium (circa. 1885 in Spokane Falls, WA) 1
- 1 Brightly, Dig p 426, 1, 8, 10, 17, 18, 25, 52, 62, 69, 102, 111 1
- 1 Op. Atty. Gen. 108 1
- 10 ann. Cas. 509 1
- 10 Stat. at Large, 277-8 1
- 103rd article of War 1
- 104th Article of War 1
- 13 Op. Atty. Gen. p. 561 1
- 14 Ind. 479 1
- 14. Stat. at Large, 667 1
- 1429 of Hill’s Code 1
- 14th Amendment, Section 1 1
- 14th Amendment to Constitution 1
- 16 AM. Rep. 1. 8 R. C. L. Sec. 258, page 283 1
- 17 Am. Rep. 42 1
- 1865 Treaty with the Winnebago 1
- 1875 Constitution of the State of Nebraska 1
- 188 U.S. 432 1
- 1899 Criminal Code of Alaska 1
- 19 Am. Dec. 546 1
- 19 Am. Rep. 211 1
- 1916 Compiled Statutes of the United States, Section 1706 1
- 1917 Immigration Act 1
- 2 N.E. 29.; Commonwealth v. Emerson, 165 Mass. 146; Common v. Sisson, 60 NE 385; City of Chicago v. Netcher, 183 Ill. 104 1
- 20 Ann. Cas. 472 1
- 21 A. & E. Page 1075, Note 4. 1
- 22 Stat. at Large, 342 1
- 2292, Cobbey's Annotated Statutes of Nebraska 1909 1
- 24 Stat. 388 1
- 28 Stat. 390; Way Tai, 96 Fed. 484; Section 25, of the Immigration Act of February 20, 1907 (Stat. pp. 898, 906); Section 179, R.S. U.S.; Executive order (No. 1783); In re Tsuie Shee, et al.; Brooke v. Covinggrove, 177 U.S. 459; Gody v. Pentland, 85 Pa. 22; U. S. v. Williams, 190 Fed. 898; 4 Stat. L. 197 1
- 29 Stat. 506 1
- 31 C. C.A. 403 1
- 32 L. R. A. 659 1
- 32 Law Edition, 274 Ex parte Nielsen, 131 U. S. 176, 33 L. Ed., 118 Ex parte Lange, 85 U. S., 163 21 Law Ed. 872 Ex parte Siebold, 100 U. S., 371, 25 Law Edition, 717 37 Texas Criminal Reports, 62 Section 37 of the Penal Code Section 138 of the Penal Code Section 215 of the Criminal Code Wharton Second Criminal Law, Sec. 1339 Re Eckart, 166 U. S., 481, 41 L. Ed., 1085 1
- 32 Pac. 197 1
- 34 L.R.A. 509 1
- 40 Am. Rep. 694. 1
- 42 L. R. A. (N.S.) 390 1
- 43 N. E. 624; Eden v. People, 160 Ill. 296 1
- 43 N.E. 1108; Bailey v. People, 109 Ill. 28 1
- 43 N.E. 1108; Ex-parte Frank, 52 Cal. 606, (28 Am. Rep.); Huzo v. San Francisco, 33 Cal. 143; Argenti v. San Francisco, 16 Cal. 282; Wallace v. San Jose, 29 Cal. 180; Dillon on Mun. Corp. sec. 55, et seq.; Fleetwood v. Read, 21 Washington, p. 547; Pierce’s Code: Section 3732, pg. 596; 1
- 44 Atl. 125 1
- 47th Article of War 1
- 48 L. R. A. 261 1
- 48th Article of War 1
- 49 L. R. A. 181 1
- 5 N.E. 707; State of Missouri ex rel. Wyatt v. Ashbrook, 48 L. R. A. 265; State of Rhode Island v. Dalton, 48 L. R. A. 775; Long v. State of Maryland, 12 L. R. A. 425; Stockton Laundry Case, in re Tie Loy (C. C. Cal.) 26 Fed. Rep. 611; Sam Kee, 31 Fed. 680 1
- 5 Taunt. 442 1
- 54 A. S. R. 335. 1
- 54 L. R. A. 838 1
- 55 A. S. R. 259 State V Perkins, 143 La. 55: 120 N. W. 62 In re Williams, 39 Minn. 172: 39 N. W. 65 Ex Parte Shaw, 7 Ohio St. 81 1
- 57 N. E. 41; Ex-parte McKenna, 126 Cal. 429 1
- 57 Pac. 484 1
People
- Smith, Robert (clerk) 236
- Steere, Jr., Asel (deputy) 89
- Clark, Michael L. 80
- Redick, William A. 74
- Neterer, Jeremiah 71
- Estelle, Lee S. 68
- White, Henry M. 54
- Colvin, John W. 53
- Hanford, Cornelius Holgate 51
- Clark, Michael L. (sheriff) 49
- Humes, Thomas J. 49
- Cushman, Edward E. 48
- Sears, Willis G. 47
- Crosby, Frank L. (Clerk) 44
- Troupe, A. C. (Troup) 41
- Cudihee, Edward (Cudahee) 40
- Fitzgerald, James M. (James J.) 40
- Hoyt, R. C. (clerk) 39
- Greene, Roger Sherman 38
- Brailey, Edwin F. 37
- Briggs, John 37
- Lake, George B. 37
- Scott, Cunningham R. 36
- Dempsey, Michael F. 35
- Woolery, James H. 35
- Dunn, Henry W. 34
- Eberstein, Marshall 34
- Foster, Charles E. 33
- Frank, Albyn L. (clerk) 33
- McDonald, John W. 33
- McGraw, John Harte (J. A. McGraw) 33
- McShane, Jr., Felix J. (F. J.) 33
- Van Duesen, Charles H. (Van Deusen) 33
- Macfarland, John M. 32
- Saunders, Robert C. 31
- Cornish, Albert J. 30
- Endres, Michael L. (M. L. Endres) 30
- Woodrough, Joseph William 30
- O’Sullivan, Eugene D. (E. D.) 29
- Shotwell, Abel V. 29
- Bell, William R. 28
- Shotwell, A. V. (county attorney) 28
- Sickels, W. K. (Clerk) 28
- Leslie, Charles 27
- Magney, George A. 27
- Moore, Frank E. (clerk) 27
- Murphy, John Francis 27
- Smith, Robert [clerk] 26
- Sullivan, John J. 26
- English, James P. 25
- Goss, Charles A. 25
- Koepfli, C. A. (Clerk) 25
- Magney, George A. (County Attorney) 25
- Slabaugh, Willard. W. 25
- Sutton, Abraham L. 25
- Berger, John M. 24
- Broadwell, Frank A. (clerk) 24
- Foster, W. A. (deputy) 24
- Jamieson, William Nicholas (Jameson) 24
- Baker, Benjamin S. 23
- Boyle, John M. (U.S. Marshal) 23
- Phizek, J. V. 23
- Seavey, James (Clerk) 23
- Stewart, Willard E. 23
- Allen, Clay 22
- Felps, James A. 21
- Jacobs, Orange 21
- Ronald, James Theodore 21
- Baker, E. (clerk) 20
- Bannick, Claude George (Claud) 20
- Day, L. B. 20
- Steele Jr., Asel [deputy] 20
- Vanderveer, George F. (George T. Vanderveer) 20
- De Bruler, Ellis 19
- Foster, W. A. 19
- Halligan, O. P. 19
- Horrigan, Daniel H. (Daniel H. Harrigan) 19
- Maloney, Stephen (Steve) 19
- Pierce, Ralph S. 19
- Beal, Henry (county attorney) 18
- Case, Otto A. (Clerk) 18
- Morning, William McClellen 18
- Neilson, A. (Notary Public) 18
- Day, George A. 17
- Donahue, John J. (Donahoe) 17
- Frater, Archibald Wanless 17
- Gordon, John B. 17
- Griffin, Arthur E. 17
- Holmes, Edward P. 17
- Hopkins, R. M. (Clerk) 17
- Smith, F. W. (Deputy) 17
- Callahan, J. 16
- Callahan, J. (Police Judge) 16
- Fishburne, George P. 16
- Grant, G. A. (Deputy) 16
- Malone, James 16
- McDonald, John W. (Sheriff) 16
- Miller, John F. 16
- Munger, William H. 16
- Smith, L. C. 16
1385 results
In the matter of the application of Michael Henan for discharge on a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 20, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: grand larceny
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Application of Charles Lind of King County Washington Territory for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 24, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: indebted to saloon keepers
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Writ of habeas corpus for Sterling P. White, an important witness
- Earliest record date: October 12, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: appear to testify (ad testificandum)
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of Alfred Woods for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 22, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: contempt of court
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of C. W. Hutchinson for writ of Habeas Corpus.
- Earliest record date: October 31, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: embezzlement
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
City of Spokane v. Frankie Sutsinger
- Earliest record date: November 27, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: drug use
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
City of Spokane v. Frankie Sutsinger
- Earliest record date: November 23, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: drug use | Carceral: running an opium den
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Otto H. Dogge for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: December 22, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: aiding and abetting
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the Matter of the Application of Charles Barnes for a writ of Habeas Corpus.
- Earliest record date: January 4, 1886
- Petition type(s): Carceral: breaking and entering | Carceral: refusal or inability to pay fine
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Foong V. William Murphy. Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 1, 1886
- Petition type(s): Carceral: refusal or inability to pay fine | Carceral: peddling without a license
- Petition outcome: Petition denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the Matter of the restraint of Gee Lee and other Chinamen
- Earliest record date: February 7, 1886
- Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Application of L. T. Savacool for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: April 18, 1884
- Petition type(s): Carceral: forgery
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Yu Gum and Yu Hung for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: May 7, 1886
- Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of Prosfrio Deffillipps and Filip Perill for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 29, 1886
- Petition type(s): Carceral: desertion
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Ray Raymond for a writ of habeas corpus
- Earliest record date: June 26, 1886
- Petition type(s): Carceral: first degree murder
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus for Peter Goshaun
- Earliest record date: July 12, 1886
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Bertha Dogge for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 16, 1886
- Petition type(s): Carceral: contempt of court
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of Micheal Richie for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 12, 1886
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Application of Jacob Schuman for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 27, 1886
- Petition type(s): Carceral: selling liquor without a license
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of Application of Henry Huckfeldt for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 30, 1886
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
Ex Parte Wilhalm Spiertiz, Application for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 5, 1886
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Ah Ken for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: February 1, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of M. J. McDonough for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: February 21, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: contempt of court
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Order of discharge
In the matter of the application of Clifford B. Smith for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: March 9, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: grand larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the Application of I. E. Spafford for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: March 29, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: administering drug to cause abortion
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Gustave Gunderson for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 27, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: wrongful imprisonment
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the Application of John Dugan for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 29, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: accessory to the crime of murder
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
Territory of Washington v. George Woodard
- Earliest record date: July 5, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Application of Mary E. Teller for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 11, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: murder
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of Charles W. Sawyer for a writ of habeas corpus
- Earliest record date: July 13, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
Ex Parte Hiram VanBuskirk, Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 22, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of William W. Tinkham for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 31, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: false accusation
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody | released on bail
In Re Petition of Gus Bendjus et al for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 15, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: rioting | Carceral: malicious destruction of property
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Released on bail
Thomas Reddington and Patrick Gallagher v. William Cochrane
- Earliest record date: September 15, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: first degree murder
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of William Doran for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 8, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of Thomas S. Brown et al for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 15, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: military infraction
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the application of Louis Leiberman for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 18, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: violation of Sunday Ordinance
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Released on bail
In the matter of the application of Peter Barrett
- Earliest record date: November 22, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of Joseph Bowers for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 2, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault and battery
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Application of Ah Sing For a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 25, 1888
- Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
Territory of Washington v. George Grant
- Earliest record date: February 14, 1888
- Petition type(s): Carceral: infamous crime against nature with a beast
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
B. Norman v. J. F. Warren
- Earliest record date: January 25, 1837
- Petition type(s): Carceral: violation of city ordinance
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Wong Sam et al. for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: April 10, 1888
- Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Joseph Deveriske v. Territory of Washington
- Earliest record date: April 7, 1888
- Petition type(s): Carceral: larceny
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Henry Carlton for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: April 24, 1888
- Petition type(s): Carceral: vagrancy
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of C. F. Reed for Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: April 23, 1888
- Petition type(s): Carceral: wrongful imprisonment
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released on bail
In the Matter of the Application of S. M. McFarland for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: May 8, 1888
- Petition type(s): Carceral: mortgage fraud
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Charles Smith for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: May 9, 1888
- Petition type(s): Carceral: attempt to defraud
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Sarah McDonough for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: May 25, 1888
- Petition type(s): Carceral: disorderly conduct
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of John Bowler and Edward McCrink for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.
- Earliest record date: June 26, 1888
- Petition type(s): Carceral: perjury
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
