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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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- Carceral: immigration 13
- Carceral: fugitive from justice 11
- Interpersonal: child custody 9
- Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor 5
- Carceral: embezzlement 3
- Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses 3
- Carceral: public charge 3
- Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor 3
- Institutional: juvenile detention 3
- Carceral 2
- Carceral: deportation 2
- Carceral: first degree murder 2
- Carceral: fraud 2
- Carceral: murder 2
- Carceral: prostitution 2
- Carceral: refusal or inability to pay fine 2
- Carceral: refusal or inability to pay recognizance 2
- Carceral: statutory rape 2
- Institutional: imprisoned for longer than term 2
- Interpersonal: wrongful enslavement 2
- Carceral: adultery 1
- Carceral: advocating or teaching anarchy 1
- Carceral: bastardy 1
- Carceral: bribery 1
- Carceral: burglary 1
- Carceral: contempt of court 1
- Carceral: default of bail 1
- Carceral: detaining, delaying, and embezzling mail matter 1
- Carceral: forgery 1
- Carceral: fornication 1
- Carceral: gambling 1
- Carceral: grand larceny 1
- Carceral: larceny 1
- Carceral: maintaining a common nuisance 1
- Carceral: malicious destruction of property 1
- Carceral: moral turpitude 1
- Carceral: mortgage fraud 1
- Carceral: municipal violation 1
- Carceral: obstructing a railroad track 1
- Carceral: obtaining passport under false pretenses 1
- Carceral: peddling without a license 1
- Carceral: postal theft 1
- Carceral: practising dentistry without a license 1
- Carceral: rioting 1
- Carceral: robbery 1
- Carceral: robbery and battery 1
- Carceral: selling liquor without a license 1
- Carceral: selling tobacco 1
- Carceral: smuggling 1
- Carceral: subornation of perjury 1
- Carceral: transferring judgment for purpose of avoiding state regulation 1
- Carceral: unlawfully and fraudulently uttering a forged document 1
- Carceral: unlawfully soliciting business 1
- Carceral: uttering 1
- Carceral: uttering and passing forged paper 1
- Carceral: vagrancy 1
- Carceral: Violation of Immigration Act of 1917 1
- Carceral: wrongful imprisonment 1
- Institutional: child custody 1
- Institutional: insanity 1
- Institutional: seeking exemption from draft 1
- Institutional: spousal custody 1
Sex of Bound Party
- Male 65
- Female 15
- Unindicated 2
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- Adult 52
- Minor 14
- Unindicated 14
- Unclear 1
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- Monroe County Courthouse ( Illinois) 1
- Second Judicial Court For The Territory Of Washington (Montesano Washington) 1
- United States Circuit Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit (St Louis Missouri) 1
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- Us District Court For The First Division Of Kansas (Topeka Kansas) 1
Repository
- National Archives and Records Administration, Seattle Branch, Washington (Seattle, WA) (Seattle, Washington) 22
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- Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska) 13
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- Oregon State Archives (Salem, Oregon) 3
- Gage County District Court (Beatrice, Nebraska) 2
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- Washington State Archives, Eastern Regional Branch (Cheney, WA) (Cheney, Washington) 2
- Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records (Phoenix, Arizona) 1
- Marion County Courthouse (Salem, Oregon) 1
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- Case File 79
- Docket 25
- Journal 6
- Digitized Case File 1
- Index 1
Points of Law Cited
- Ex parte Royal 117 U.S. 241 2
- Geary Act, 1892 2
- National Prohibition Act 2
- National Prohibition Law 2
- Section No. 1042 Revised Statutes 2
- U.S. Const. amend. V. 2
- “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 Provide for the Care of Delinquent Children,” Idaho, 2 March 1905 1
- 1875 Constitution of the State of Nebraska 1
- 1899 Criminal Code of Alaska 1
- 1913 Session General Laws of Oregon, Chapter 153, Sections 1-3 1
- Act of Congress, approved February 20, 1907, amended by the act Approved March 26th, 1910 White Slave Traffic Act An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens into the United States, approved March 3, 1903 1
- Act of Congress approved June 21, 1902, Sec. 1, 2, and amendment of April 27, 1906 Act of Congress approved June 25, 1910, Sec. 2-10 Parole Law (vol. 1 Supp. 1912 Fed. Stat. Ann., p. 304) Commutation Law (vol. 6 Fed. Stat. Ann., p. 41, as Amended April 27, 1906, Supp. 1909, p. 529) Section 3, 6, 10 of the Parole Act National Banking Act 1
- Act of Congress, April 21, 1904 1
- Act of Congress, August 7, 1882 1
- Act of Congress, May 27, 1902 1
- Act of Congress of March 26th, 1910 1
- Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution 1
- Article 6, Article 14 of U.S. Constitution Re Jugiro 140 U.S. 295 In Re M’Kane 61 Fed. 205 1
- Babbit vs. Brush, 4 Ind. 355, 359 1
- Case No. 6921, Cronin, U.S. Marshal, et al., vs. William J. Fox 1
- City of Ballard Ordinance No. 1 (1894) City of Ballard Ordinance No. 118 (1894) 1
- Cook v. Hart, 146 U.S. 183 1
- Eaton v. State of West Virginia, 91 Fed. 760 1
- Enabling Act 1
- Enabling Act of 1889 1
- Ex parte Ah Peen, 51 Calif. 280 1
- Ex parte Crause, 5 A. & E. Annotated Cases, 92, 1905 1
- Extradition Treaty between the United States and Great Britain 1
- Frisbie v. U.S. 157 U.S. 160; United States v. Bornemann 35 Fed. 824; Leddbetter v. U.S. 108 Fed. 52; Beebe v. U.S. 2 Dak. 292; Section 995 (2) Criminal Law Volume 6 Dec; Talbert v. State, 37 So. 78, 140 Ala 96; Ex parte Doyle, 66 Pac. 2949, 26 Nev. 281; Schirmacher v. State, 45 S.W. 802; Kiefel v. State, 94 S.W. 463, 49 Tex. 308 1
- Hedrick vs. U.S. 16 Ct. Claims, page 88-100. 1
- Hill's Code, Sec. 58, Vol. 2 1
- Hulburt v. Palmer, 39 Neb. 158 1
- Immigration Act of Feb. 20, 1907 1
- Immigration Act of February 5, 1917 1
- In Re Huse, 79 Fed. 305 1
- In re Huse, 79 Fed. 305, 25 “C.C.A.” 1 1
- In re Norton, 68 Pac. 659 1
- In re strickler 33 pac 620 (1893); Sec 25, 2d Hill; Sec 657 1st Hill; Sec 676 2st Hill; 2nd Hill Sec 1348 1
- In Re Wood, 140 U.S. 278 1
- In Re Wood, 146, U.S. 241 1
- Local Option Act 1
- Lord’s Oregon Laws, Section 4406 1
- Lord’s Oregon Laws, Section 7097 1
- Lord’s Oregon Laws, Section 7099 1
- Markuson v. Boucher, 175 U.S. 184 1
- Martin vs. U.S. 168 Fed. 198. 1
- Massachusetts State Statutes Sections 5270 and 5280 Inclusive 1
- Military Draft Law 1
- Montour vs. Purdy, 11 Minn. 384 1
- Nebraska State Constitution 1
- New York v. Eno, 155 U.S. 89 1
- New York v. Eno, 155 U.S. 96 1
- No. 3492 Criminal, United States of America vs. Florence Godly 1
- No. 3514 Criminal, United States of America, Plaintiff, vs. Charles Marino and Mary Marino, Defendants 1
- No. 3522 Criminal, United States of America, Plaintiff, vs. Mary Pierce, Defendant 1
- No. 3533 Criminal, United States of America, Plaintiff, vs. Fred Totoro and Sarah Totoro, Defendants 1
- No. 6921, Cronin, U. S. Marshal, et al., v. William J. Fox 1
- No. 6921, Cronin, U.S. Marshal, et al., vs. William J. Fox 1
- Ordinance No. 433 of the City of Fremont, Nebraska 1
- People vs. People, 8 Howard Practice, N. Y.; Cyc. 80 Practice, Vol. 29, p. 15; Cyc. Vol. 29, p. 1588; Cyc. Vol. 29, p. 1583; Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States; DeManneville vs. DeManneville, 10 Ves. 52 1
- Pepke v. Cronan, 155 U.S. 101 1
- Pepke v. Cronin, 155 U.S. 100 1
- Probate case no. 4302 1
- Provisions of 531 c of the Code of Civil Procedure 1
- Re Sharp, 18 L. R. A., N.S., 886 1
- Reynolds v. Howe, 51 Conn. 472 1
- Rule v. Geddes, 23 App. D. C., 31 1
- Schroeder v. State 41 Neb. 745 Norval v. Zinnmaster 57 Neb. 156 Thomsen, 1 Neb. 751 1
- Scott Act of 1888, 25th Statute, titled in case "An Act to prohibit the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States" 1
- Seaton v. State, 109 Neb., 192 N.W. 501 1
- Seattle, King County Ordinance NO.4900 1
- Sec. 1, Chapter 26, Article 3, of the compiled statutes of Nebraska for 1899 1
- Sec. 1042 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 1
- Sec. 598 of Article of 46 of Chapter 25 of Wilsons Annodated Statutes of Oklahoma Territory 1
- Sec. 8 & 9, Act of September, 1888 Sec. 8, Act of February 20. 1907 Woo Wai et al. v. United States, the Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit O’Brien v. State, 6 Tex. App. 665 Connor v. People, 18 Colo. 373, 25 L.R.A. 341, 36 Am St. Rep. 295 Johnson v. State, 3 Tex. App. 593 Love v. People, 160 Ill. 501, 32 L.R.A. 139 State v. Walker, 124 Iowa 414, 100 N.W. 354 State v. Kennedy, 177 Mo. 98, 75 S.W. 989 Rhodes v. State, 39 Tex. Cr. R. 332, 45 S.W. 1009 Renner v. State, 43 Tex. Cr. R. 347, 65 S.W. 1102 Blain v. State, 30 Tex. App. 702, 18 S.W. 861 Washwood v. United States, 136 Pac. 184 State v. Crofford, 121 Iowa 395, 96 N.W. 889 People v. Parker, 67 Mich. 222, 34 N.W. 720, 11 Am. St. Rep. 578 Spies v. People, 122 Ill. 1, 12 N.E. 865, 17 N.E. 898, 3 Am. St. Rep. 320, and note 497 McKenzie v. State, 32 Tex. Cr. R. 568, 25 S.W. 426, 40 Am. St. Rep. 795 McCaskey v. Graff, 23 Pa. 321, 62 Am Dec. 336 Pickett v. United States, 216 U.S. 456, 30 Sup. Ct. 265, 54 L. Ed. 566 Mendenhall v. United States, 119 Pac. 594 Mattox v. United States, 156 U.S. 237, 15 Sup. Ct. 337, 39 L. Ed. 409 Johnson v. State, 29 Tex. App. 151 S.W. 647 Summers v. United States, 231 U.S. 92 Act of Congress, approved June 21, 1902, and amended April 27, 1906 (vol. 6, Fed. Stat. Ann., p. 41, and Supp., 1909, p. 529) 13th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, Sec. 1 1
- Section 1014 of the Revised Statutes of the United States Section 194 of the Penal Code of the United States 1
- Section 10248, Comp. St. Neb. 1922 1
- Section 1028 Revised Statutes U.S.; In Re Wilson, 114 U.S. 417; Pointer v. U.S., 151 U.S. 396; Sandy White v. U.S., 164 U.S. 100; 1st Bishop Criminal Procedure, Sections 1347-1348; Davis v. Utah, 151 U.S. 262, 38 L.Ed.153; Crane v. U.S. 162 U.S. 625, 40 L.Ed.1097; Howard v. U.S., 75 Fed. 986; Ex parte Wilson, 114 U.S. 417; State v. Baldy, 17 Iowa 39; State v. Anderson, 3 Nev. 254; People v. Sullivan, 4 N.Y. Cr. C. 193 1
- Section 150, Penal Code of the United States 1
- Section 17 of the Immigration Act of Feb. 5, 1917 1
- Section 1756 R.S. U.S. 1
- Section 195 of the Criminal Code 1
- Section 31 Page 133 Laws of 1893 1
- Section 57 of the Code of Washington (Second Volume of Hill's Code) 1
- Section 788 of the Territorial Code of Washington 1
- Section 9152, Rev. St. Neb. 1913 1
- Section One (1) of the Fourteenth (14th) Amendment 1
- Sprung vs. Martin, 182 Fed. 330. 1
- State vs. Eisen, 53 Oregon 297 1
- States vs. Mason, 55 N.E. 167. 1
- Taylor vs. U.S. 207 U.S. 120. 52 L. ed. 130. 1
- the "Chapman case" 1
- the "Royal case" 1
- Treaty of June 21, 1854 1
- U. S. Compiled Statutes 1918 1
- United States Constitution Article VI 1
- United States v. McAleese, 95 Fed. 656 1
- U.S. Const. amend. XIV, Section 9130 of the Revised Statutes of 1913 of the State of Nebraska 1
People
- Hoyt, R. C. (clerk) 10
- Neterer, Jeremiah 10
- Hanford, Cornelius Holgate 8
- Woodrough, Joseph William 8
- White, Henry M. 7
- Crosby, Frank L. (Clerk) 6
- Cushman, Edward E. 6
- Scott, Andrew C. 6
- Cronin, Dennis H. 5
- Kinsler, James C. 5
- Koch, E. E. (clerk) 5
- Moore, F. A. (deputy) 5
- Munger, Thomas C. 5
- Saunders, Robert C. 5
- Allen, Clay 4
- Ayres, A. Reeves (clerk) 4
- Fishburne, George P. 4
- Lovely, William E. 4
- Nicholson, John (deputy) 4
- O’Sullivan, Eugene D. (E. D.) 4
- Smith, Robert (Clerk) 4
- Taft, William H. 4
- Boyle, John M. (U.S. marshal) 3
- Broadwell, Frank A. (clerk) 3
- Case, Otto A (Clerk) 3
- Clark, Michael L. 3
- Copeland, Evelyn (deputy) 3
- Cudihee, Edward (Cudahee) 3
- Drake, James C. (Clerk) 3
- Greene, Roger Sherman 3
- Halligan, O. P. 3
- Harshberger, F. M. (Clerk) 3
- Harshberger, F. M. (deputy) 3
- Hopkins, P. M. (Deputy Clerk) 3
- Hopkins, R.M. (Deputy Clerk) 3
- Hoyt, John Philo 3
- Jamieson, William Nicholas (Jameson) 3
- Koepfli, C. A. (Clerk) 3
- Lewis, James Hamilton 3
- Ludlow, James P. (Deputy Clerk) 3
- Moore, A. N. (Deputy Clerk) 3
- Morrissey, Andrew Marcus 3
- Munger, William H. 3
- Pierce, Ralph S. 3
- Seavey, James (Clerk) 3
- Smith, L. C. 3
- Walthew, H. M. (Deputy Clerk) 3
- Wright, B. O. (Deputy Clerk) 3
- Baker, Benjamin S. 2
- Battin, John W. 2
- Baxter, Irving F. 2
- Berthe, L. L. 2
- Billings, William 2
- Boyer, U. G. (deputy clerk) 2
- Boyington, M. G. (deputy clerk) 2
- Clifford, Miles E. (Court Commissioner, Circuit Court of the United States at Tacoma) 2
- Davis, J. A. (Deputy) 2
- Davis, James (deputy) 2
- Day, George A. 2
- De Bruler, Ellis 2
- Drake, James C. 2
- Ellington, E. C. (deputy clerk) 2
- Esch, William (sheriff) 2
- Estelle, Lee S. 2
- Fenton, William D. 2
- Fisher, Thomas M. 2
- Fulton, Walter S. 2
- Galloway, William 2
- Gehlhar, Max (clerk) 2
- Grant, G. A. (Deputy) 2
- Griffin, Arthur E. 2
- Grossman, John H. (deputy) 2
- Harshberger, F.M. (Clerk) 2
- Hopkins, G. B. (U. S. Marshal) 2
- Humes, Thomas J. 2
- Hutson, Charles T. 2
- Jacobs, Orange 2
- Keyser, George (assistant prosecuting attorney in the earlier case) 2
- Lovely, John M. (notary public) 2
- Mackintosh, Kenneth (Macintosh) 2
- Mackintosh, Kenneth (Notary Public) 2
- Marks, J.E. (Notary Public) 2
- McClay, J. H. (deputy clerk) 2
- McFadden, J. C. 2
- McKelvie, Samuel Roy 2
- Mead, Albert E. (Elbert) 2
- Miller, John F. 2
- Moore, Ben L. 2
- Moyer, William H. 2
- Nicholson, John (Chief Deputy) 2
- Nicholson, John (deputy clerk) 2
- O’Brien, R. G. (Clerk) 2
- Osborn, Richard 2
- Richard, W.C. (Notary Public) 2
- Robinson, Joseph W. 2
- Sargent, John H. (Acting Commissioner of Immigration) 2
- Sherry, Joseph G. (deputy) 2
- Sickels, W. K. (Clerk) 2
- Smith, F. W. (Deputy) 2
- Smith, Robert [clerk] 2
81 results
Download JSON Download CSVMalinda and Nelly, people of color, by and through their next friend, Beriah Cleland v. Robert Wilburn
- Earliest record date: December 1, 1821
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: wrongful enslavement
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
Marianne, a person of color vs. Elijah Mitchel, Alexander J. Fields
- Earliest record date: May 22, 1832
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: wrongful enslavement
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the Application of Henry Craemer for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 23, 1894
- Petition type(s): Carceral: first degree murder
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
Eugene Crowne v. James McAuliff
- Earliest record date: May 31, 1869
- Petition type(s): Carceral: adultery | Carceral: fornication
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
The People of the State of Nebraska vs. W.W. Armstrong and John A. Dunn
- Earliest record date: September 11, 1869
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the Application of William Spears and James McGough for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 26, 1883
- Petition type(s): Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
The People of the Territory of Washington as the Relation of John Doyle Ex Parte
- Earliest record date: June 30, 1884
- Petition type(s): Carceral: obstructing a railroad track
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released on bail
In the Matter of the Petition of William Jones, William H. Doyle, Fred Williams and Alfred Woods for a Writ of Habeas Corpuswa
- Earliest record date: February 8, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: refusal or inability to pay recognizance
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the Matter of the Application of Sam Pong for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: April 22, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: embezzlement
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
United States of America vs. Leonard Martin
- Earliest record date: May 1, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawfully soliciting business
- 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
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 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
In the matter of the application of James Herbert Van Closter and Andrew W. McLaughlin for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: May 3, 1891
- Petition type(s): Carceral: mortgage fraud
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Custody transferred to third party
In the Matter of the Application of Wah Ni for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 11, 1892
- Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody | deported
In the matter of J.H. Foster for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: March 2, 1889
- Petition type(s): Carceral | Carceral: gambling
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Application of Moy Chong for a Writ of Habeas corpus
- Earliest record date: March 10, 1892
- Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Application of Herman Weise for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 30, 1894
- Petition type(s): Carceral: maintaining a common nuisance
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the Application of Nathan Sanguinette for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 22, 1894
- Petition type(s): Carceral: burglary
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of Adolph Krug for writ of habeas corpus and release
- Earliest record date: October 23, 1893
- Petition type(s): Carceral: embezzlement
- Petition outcome: Petition denied
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
The State of Nebraska On the Relation of Hermann Reiter, Complainant vs. Johanna Reiter, Respondent
- Earliest record date: January 29, 1898
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: New custody arrangement reached
In the matter of the application of F. Hazleton Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: December 9, 1898
- Petition type(s): Carceral: vagrancy
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of H. G. Martin for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: February 10, 1898
- Petition type(s): Carceral: contempt of court
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Edward Rosewater for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 2, 1901
- Petition type(s): Carceral: bribery
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of John Walker for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 25, 1900
- Petition type(s): Carceral: bastardy | Carceral: subornation of perjury | Carceral: refusal or inability to pay fine
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of J. T. Brown for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 15, 1900
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of Meyer Green for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 10, 1901
- Petition type(s): Carceral: transferring judgment for purpose of avoiding state regulation
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Sarah D. Bassett for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: April 18, 1902
- Petition type(s): Institutional: juvenile detention
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the app of Josie Celestine et ux for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 2, 1899
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: New custody arrangement reached
In the matter of the application of Fred S. Soggs for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 20, 1900
- Petition type(s): Carceral: statutory rape
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of George Hawkins for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 23, 1901
- Petition type(s): Carceral: robbery
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of W. L. Lafferty by his attorney Francis J. Lynch for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: December 10, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: peddling without a license | Carceral: refusal or inability to pay fine | Carceral: municipal violation
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In Re: Petition of H. C. Littooy for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 4, 1904
- Petition type(s): Carceral: practising dentistry without a license
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed | writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Application of W. J. Irwin for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 19, 1904
- Petition type(s): Carceral: grand larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the Matter of the Petition of Robert Gillis for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 22, 1904
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of Mike Aboud for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 21, 1905
- Petition type(s): Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses | Carceral: fugitive from justice
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Custody transferred to third party
In the Matter of the Application of W. M. McPhay for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 24, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: murder
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In Re: Application of N. T. B. Pentreath for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 30, 1905
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice | Carceral: unlawfully and fraudulently uttering a forged document
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In Re: Application of L.J. Urann for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 1, 1905
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice | Carceral: larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the Matter of the application of James Murray for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: April 14, 1905
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of William H. Beck and John F. Mackey for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 11, 1905
- Petition type(s): Carceral: refusal or inability to pay recognizance
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of John Alperson for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 6, 1905
- Petition type(s): Carceral: selling tobacco
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the Application of Martin Von Schlosser for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 2, 1905
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Yuzuoka Mutsu for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 18, 1910
- Petition type(s): Carceral: deportation | Carceral: prostitution | Carceral: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody | deported
In the matter of the application T. Toda for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 13, 1913
- Petition type(s): Carceral: postal theft
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Custody transferred to third party
Habeas Corpus of George Roy Wood against Edward Cudihee Sheriff
- Earliest record date: June 9, 1913
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice
- Petition outcome: Petition denied
- Fate of bound party: Custody transferred to third party
Habeas Corpus of W. S. Matthews against Maria Matthews + House of the Good Shepherd
- Earliest record date: June 10, 1913
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody | Institutional: child custody
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Petition of Edwin L. Cady for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, in behalf of William L. Gardner vs Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner, Sup’t. of the Oregon State Hospital for the Insane
- Earliest record date: September 1, 1911
- Petition type(s): Institutional: insanity
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of Antonia Bisegna for a writ of habeas corpus
- Earliest record date: February 14, 1908
- Petition type(s): Carceral: public charge | Carceral: immigration | Carceral: moral turpitude
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
Application of James A. Marcil for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 21, 1902
- Petition type(s): Carceral | Institutional: imprisoned for longer than term
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
