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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.
Featured story: The Habeas Corpus and Divorce Proceedings of Katie Mayes
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Petition Type
- Carceral 758
- Interpersonal 169
- Institutional 123
- Unknown 8
Petition Subtype
- Carceral: cause unspecified 173
- Interpersonal: child custody 153
- Carceral: vagrancy 74
- Carceral: fugitive from justice 60
- Institutional: insanity 41
- Institutional: child custody 38
- Carceral: wrongful imprisonment 32
- Carceral 31
- Carceral: prostitution 26
- Carceral: disturbing the peace 21
- Carceral: grand larceny 19
- Carceral: larceny 18
- Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor 16
- Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor 16
- Carceral: contempt of court 13
- Carceral: fraud 12
- Carceral: refusal or inability to pay fine 12
- Carceral: selling liquor without a license 12
- Institutional: public health detention 12
- Carceral: murder 11
- Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses 11
- Institutional: juvenile detention 11
- Carceral: bastardy 10
- Carceral: burglary 10
- Carceral: carrying a concealed weapon 9
- Carceral: forgery 9
- Carceral: assault and battery 8
- Carceral: disorderly conduct 8
- Unknown 8
- Carceral: drunk and disorderly 7
- Carceral: embezzlement 7
- Carceral: inmate of ill-governed house 7
- Institutional: convent 7
- Interpersonal 7
- Carceral: assault 6
- Carceral: drunkenness 6
- Carceral: inmate of ill-governed home 6
- Carceral: peddling without a license 6
- Carceral: unlawful possession and transport of intoxicating liquor 6
- Carceral: gambling 5
- Carceral: immigration 5
- Carceral: insanity 5
- Carceral: keeping a house of ill repute 5
- Carceral: maintaining a common nuisance 5
- Carceral: municipal violation 5
- Carceral: robbery 5
- Carceral: suspicious character 5
- Interpersonal: kidnapping 5
- Carceral: adultery 4
- Carceral: assault with intent to commit great bodily injury 4
- Carceral: assault with intent to wound 4
- Carceral: breaking and entering 4
- Carceral: desertion 4
- Carceral: false pretenses 4
- Carceral: no charge 4
- Carceral: robbery and battery 4
- Carceral: sabbath breaking 4
- Carceral: seduction 4
- Carceral: statutory rape 4
- Carceral: unlawful detention 4
- Carceral: uttering and passing forged paper 4
- Institutional: underage military enlistment 4
- Carceral: assault with intent to kill 3
- Carceral: bribery 3
- Carceral: child custody 3
- Carceral: failure to provide for spouse 3
- Carceral: first degree murder 3
- Carceral: impersonating an officer 3
- Carceral: malicious destruction of property 3
- Carceral: perjury 3
- Carceral: petty larceny 3
- Carceral: possession of burglary tools 3
- Carceral: reckless driving 3
- Carceral: wife desertion 3
- Institutional 3
- Institutional: spousal custody 3
- Carceral: aiding and abetting 2
- Carceral: assault with intent to commit rape 2
- Carceral: bigamy 2
- Carceral: child neglect 2
- Carceral: default of bail 2
- Carceral: deportation 2
- Carceral: forcible defilement 2
- Carceral: highway robbery 2
- Carceral: horse stealing 2
- Carceral: mortgage fraud 2
- Carceral: passing a check with insufficient funds 2
- Carceral: possession of intoxicating liquor 2
- Carceral: refusal to pay bail 2
- Carceral: stealing an automobile 2
- Carceral: unlawfully collecting and removing garbage, ashes, filth, and other refuse matter without a contract 2
- Carceral: violation of Sunday Ordinance 2
- Carceral: wanted for questioning 2
- Carceral: wife abandonment 2
- Institutional: disability 2
- Institutional: imprisoned for longer than term 2
- Interpersonal: marital dispute 2
- Interpersonal: spousal custody 2
- Carceral: arson 1
- Carceral: assault with a deadly weapon 1
Petition Outcome
- Writ Allowed 477
- Writ Denied 249
- Unknown 134
- Writ Dismissed 115
- Writ Dismissed For Want Of Prosecution 36
- Petition Withdrawn 32
- Writ Vacated 1
Sex of Bound Party
- Male 739
- Female 259
- Unindicated 27
Age of Bound Party
- Adult 623
- Minor 202
- Unindicated 141
- Unclear 22
Race of Bound Party
- Unindicated 951
- White 8
- Black 6
- Indigenous 6
- Italian 3
- Jewish 3
- German 2
- Greek 2
- Asian 1
- Chinese 1
- Multiracial 1
- Polish 1
- Russian 1
- Unclear 1
Petition Year
- 1919 60
- 1918 50
- 1924 45
- 1898 44
- 1920 34
- 1921 34
- 1922 33
- 1923 33
- 1910 28
- 1894 27
- 1916 24
- 1917 23
- 1896 22
- 1895 21
- 1913 20
- 1899 18
- 1915 18
- 1891 17
- 1901 17
- 1912 17
- 1914 16
- 1868 15
- 1892 13
- 1905 13
- 1908 13
- 1911 13
- 1900 12
- 1902 12
- 1903 12
- 1907 12
- 1890 11
- 1897 11
- 1909 11
- 1906 10
- 1886 9
- 1893 9
- 1869 6
- 1889 6
- 1904 6
- 1887 5
- 1870 4
- 1883 4
- 1888 4
- 1865 3
- 1867 3
- 1861 2
- 1866 2
- 1877 2
- 1878 2
- 1885 2
- 1875 1
- 1880 1
- 1881 1
- 1882 1
Earliest Record Date
- 1919 67
- 1918 60
- 1921 50
- 1923 47
- 1920 44
- 1898 42
- 1910 41
- 1924 39
- 1922 34
- 1913 32
- 1917 32
- 1915 29
- 1916 28
- 1894 27
- 1908 25
- 1896 24
- 1912 24
- 1899 21
- 1895 20
- 1911 20
- 1891 19
- 1905 19
- 1914 19
- 1909 18
- 1901 16
- 1906 16
- 1907 16
- 1868 15
- 1892 14
- 1903 14
- 1886 13
- 1890 13
- 1897 13
- 1902 13
- 1893 11
- 1900 11
- 1889 8
- 1887 7
- 1888 7
- 1904 7
- 1869 6
- 1885 6
- 1874 5
- 1877 5
- 1883 5
- 1865 4
- 1870 4
- 1871 4
- 1878 4
- 1866 3
- 1867 3
- 1879 3
- 1882 3
- 1861 2
- 1875 2
- 1876 2
- 1880 2
- 1856 1
- 1860 1
- 1872 1
- 1873 1
- 1881 1
- 1884 1
Latest Record Year
- 1920 63
- 1919 59
- 1898 52
- 1921 49
- 1924 47
- 1910 45
- 1918 44
- 1923 35
- 1915 33
- 1917 31
- 1913 30
- 1916 26
- 1922 26
- 1894 25
- 1899 25
- 1895 22
- 1908 22
- 1912 21
- 1914 21
- 1906 20
- 1909 20
- 1911 20
- 1891 19
- 1868 15
- 1892 15
- 1896 15
- 1903 15
- 1905 15
- 1900 14
- 1901 14
- 1886 13
- 1890 13
- 1902 13
- 1907 13
- 1893 11
- 1925 11
- 1926 9
- 1897 8
- 1887 7
- 1888 7
- 1869 6
- 1889 6
- 1904 6
- 1874 5
- 1883 5
- 1865 4
- 1870 4
- 1871 4
- 1877 4
- 1878 4
- 1885 4
- 1866 3
- 1867 3
- 1876 3
- 1879 3
- 1927 3
- 1861 2
- 1881 2
- 1882 2
- 1860 1
- 1872 1
- 1873 1
- 1880 1
- 1884 1
- 1928 1
- 1931 1
Court Name
- Douglas County District Court (Omaha Nebraska) 689
- Lancaster County District Court (Lincoln Nebraska) 230
- Us District Court For The Omaha Division Of The District Of Nebraska (Omaha Nebraska) 45
- Gage County District Court (Beatrice Nebraska) 32
- Nebraska Supreme Court (Lincoln Nebraska) 22
- Adams County Court (Hastings Nebraska) 21
- Us Circuit Court For The Omaha Division Of The District Of Nebraska (Omaha Nebraska) 19
- Us Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit (Omaha Nebraska) 8
- Us District Court For The Lincoln Division Of The District Of Nebraska (Lincoln Nebraska) 4
- First Judicial District Court For The Territory Of Nebraska (Omaha Nebraska) 3
- United States Circuit Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit (St Louis Missouri) 3
- Fourth Judicial District Of The State Of Nebraska (Omaha Nebraska) 2
- Atchison County District Court (Atchison Kansas) 1
- District Court Of The United States District Of Nebraska (Lincoln Nebraska) 1
- Gage County Court (Beatrice Nebraska) 1
- Polk County District Court (Des Moines Iowa) 1
- Sarpy County District Court (Papillion Nebraska) 1
- Us Circuit Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit (St Paul Minnesota) 1
- Us District Court For The North Platte Division Of The District Of Nebraska (North Platte Nebraska) 1
Type of Source
- Docket 840
- Case File 640
- Journal 359
- Complete Record 57
- Index 24
Length of Case File
- between 11 and 20 pages 333
- between 6 and 10 pages 199
- 5 or fewer pages 95
- between 21 and 30 pages 93
- between 31 and 40 pages 28
- between 41 and 50 pages 16
- between 51 and 75 pages 12
- no case file 10
- between 101 and 150 pages 4
- between 76 and 100 pages 4
- 201 or more pages 2
- between 151 and 200 pages 1
Points of Law Cited
- U.S. Const. amend. V. 8
- 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
- Ordinance No. 9852 3
- Section No.1042 Revised Statutes 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
- Dawes Act 2
- Ex parte Royal 117 U.S. 241 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 2147 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 2
- Section No. 1042 Revised Statutes 2
- United States v. Reese, 92 U.S. 214 2
- U.S. Const. amend. IV. 2
- U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1. 2
- Wilcox v. Jackson, 13 Peters 498 2
- “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 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 establish peace with certain hostile tribes of Indians,” July 20, 1867 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
- “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
- 1 Op. Atty. Gen. 108 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. Stat. at Large, 667 1
- 1865 Treaty with the Winnebago 1
- 1875 Constitution of the State of Nebraska 1
- 188 U.S. 432 1
- 1916 Compiled Statutes of the United States, Section 1706 1
- 22 Stat. at Large, 342 1
- 2292, Cobbey's Annotated Statutes of Nebraska 1909 1
- 24 Stat. 388 1
- 29 Stat. 506 1
- 31 C. C.A. 403 1
- 47th Article of War 1
- 48th Article of War 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
- 7 Op. Atty. Gen. p. 633 1
- 70 Am. Dec. 55 1
- 8 Op. Atty. Gen. 387-8 1
- 9 Op. Atty. Gen. 263-4 1
- Act of April 11, 1890, General Statutes, Vol. 26, p. 54 1
- Act of Congress, 22 Stats. 342 1
- Act of Congress, April 21, 1904 1
- Act of Congress, February 20, 1907 1
- Act of Congress, February 8, 1887 1
- Act of Congress, March 26, 1910 1
- Act of Congress, October 1, 1890, 26 Stat. 648 1
- Act of Congress of December 17, 1914, or Harrison Act (C. L. 38 Stat. 785) 1
- Act to provide for the adoption of minor children. Sections 796, 797, 799, 800, and 801, of chapter 2, title 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of Nebraska. 1
- Allen v. Louisiana, 102 U.S. 80 1
- an ordinance to prevent the sale or exchange of property under the inducement that a gift or prize is to be part of the transaction 1
- Article 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution 1
- Article 1, Section 10 of the United States Constitution 1
- Article 1, Section 16 of the Nebraska State Constitution 1
- Article 1, Section 16 of the United States Constitution 1
- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 of the US Constitution 1
- Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution 1
- Article 2, Page 3145 of the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska for 1922 1
- Article V of the Constitution 1
- Article VI of the Constitution 1
- Baldin v. Franks, 120 U.S. 678 1
- Beck v. Flournoy Life Stock Co., 65 Fed. 30 1
- Benson v. United States 146 U.S. 330 1
- Billingham v. U.S 1
- Binghamption Bridge case 3 Wall. (U.S.) 51 1
- Blitz v. U.S 1
- Boske v. Comingore, 177 U.S. 276 1
- Carter v. McClaughry, 183 U.S. 365 1
- Carter v. Roberts, 177 U.S. 496 1
- Case No. 6921, Cronin, U.S. Marshal, et al., vs. William J. Fox 1
- Chapter 21 of the Revised Ordinances of the Village of Bayard, Nebraska, passed and approved June 26, 1917 1
- Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company v. McGlinn 114 U.S. 542 1
- City of Omaha Ordinance No. 10222 1
- City of Omaha Ordinance No. 9852 1
- City of Omaha, Ordinance No. 9852 - Making it unlawful to expose another to venereal infection. 1
- Coleman v. Tennessee, 97 U.S. 506 1
- Colorado Revised Statute § 1849 (concerning the fraudulent taking of another person's personal property) 1
- Commonwealth v. Clary 8 Mass. 72 1
- Commonwealth v. Cushing, 11 Mass. 67 1
- Commonwealth v. Downer, 24 Peck 227 1
- Commonwealth V Emerson 165 Mass. 234 1
People
- Smith, Robert (clerk) 291
- Steere, Jr., Asel (deputy) 104
- Redick, William A. 95
- Clark, Michael L. 83
- Estelle, Lee S. 80
- Clark, Michael L. (sheriff) 69
- Sears, Willis G. 61
- Stewart, Willard E. 58
- Troupe, A. C. (Troup) 57
- Cornish, Albert J. 47
- Scott, Cunningham R. 46
- Macfarland, John M. 44
- Fitzgerald, James M. (James J.) 43
- Frank, Albyn L. (clerk) 42
- Brailey, Edwin F. 40
- Hoyt, R. C. (clerk) 40
- Broadwell, Frank A. (clerk) 38
- Leslie, Charles 38
- Morning, William McClellen 38
- Briggs, John 37
- Lake, George B. 37
- Smith, Robert [clerk] 37
- Sutton, Abraham L. 37
- Dempsey, Michael F. 36
- Shotwell, A. V. (county attorney) 36
- Eberstein, Marshall 35
- English, James P. 35
- Dunn, Henry W. 34
- Magney, George A. 34
- McDonald, John W. 34
- Van Duesen, Charles H. (Van Deusen) 34
- Foster, Charles E. 33
- McShane, Jr., Felix J. (F. J.) 33
- Moore, Frank E. (clerk) 33
- Endres, Michael L. (M. L. Endres) 32
- Goss, Charles A. 32
- Holmes, Edward P. 32
- Hoagland, Henry V. (sheriff) 31
- Miller, Ira (sheriff) 31
- O’Sullivan, Eugene D. (E. D.) 31
- Shotwell, Abel V. 31
- Slabaugh, Willard. W. 31
- Foster, W. A. (Deputy) 30
- Woodrough, Joseph William 30
- Greene, Robert J. 29
- Baker, Benjamin S. 28
- Berger, John M. 28
- Magney, George A. (County Attorney) 28
- Mcdonald, John W. (sheriff) 27
- Jamieson, William Nicholas (Jameson) 26
- Steere, Asel Jr. (deputy clerk) 26
- Steele Jr., Asel [deputy] 25
- Day, George A. 24
- Day, L. B. 24
- Hyers, Gus A. (sheriff) 24
- Clark, Michael L. [sheriff] 23
- Phizek, J. V. 23
- Baker, E. (clerk) 21
- Power, John (sheriff) 21
- Beal, Henry (county attorney) 20
- Endres, M. L. (Sheriff) 20
- Foster, W. A. 20
- Horrigan, Daniel H. (Daniel H. Harrigan) 20
- Steere, Asel Jr. (Deputy) 20
- Zellars, Clyde B. (deputy sheriff) 20
- Hughart, Charles A. (deputy sheriff) 19
- Maloney, Stephen (Steve) 19
- Cosgrave, P. James 18
- Donahue, John J. (Donahoe) 18
- Munger, William H. 18
- Neilson, A. (Notary Public) 18
- Altschuler, Alex 17
- Robert Smith (Clerk) 17
- Callahan, J. 16
- Callahan, J. (Police Judge) 16
- Frost, Lincoln 16
- Malone, James 16
- Sturn Jr., A. (deputy) 16
- Doyle, Thomas J. 15
- Harris, J. D. (deputy) 15
- Osborn, Frank F. 15
- Burr, Lionel C. 14
- Cronin, Dennis H. 14
- Moore, F. A. (Deputy) 14
- Scott, Andrew C. 14
- Greene, Philip F. 13
- Manning, Ernest T. (Ernest C.) 13
- Munger, Thomas C. 13
- Nicholson, John (deputy clerk) 13
- Pound, Stephen B. 13
- Power, John 13
- Shepherd, Frederick 13
- Tyrrell, Frank M. 13
- White, Martin 13
- Baldwin, John N. (John W.) 12
- Boyd, John F. 12
- Foster, W.A. [deputy] 12
- Hall, Charles L. 12
- Miller, Fred A. 12
- Sizer, Edward R. (clerk) 12
1046 results
In the matter of the application of Robert Ashburn for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 3, 1886
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: New custody arrangement reached
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 W. H. Beers and E. R. Bissett for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 24, 1886
- Petition type(s): Unknown
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
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 for a writ of Habeas Corpus on behalf of Delia Batten
- Earliest record date: September 27, 1886
- Petition type(s): Unknown
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
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 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
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 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 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 Mary M. Claybourn by C. H. Kelly on her behalf for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: February 23, 1888
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus for Clayton Musser, by John Musser, parent
- Earliest record date: March 13, 1888
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the application of Elmer Buchanan for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: May 17, 1886
- Petition type(s): Institutional: juvenile detention
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the Matter of the application of Elmer Buchanan by John C. Dolew on his behalf for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 29, 1888
- Petition type(s): Institutional: child custody
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Application of William P. Keif for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: February 22, 1889
- Petition type(s): Carceral: selling liquor without a license
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the Proceedings in Habeas Corpus in behalf of Evelyn E Miller, on Petition and Application of Louis B. Millerburrb
- Earliest record date: August 4, 1889
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody | new custody arrangement reached
In the matter of the application of Paul Thomas for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 11, 1889
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the application of Ed. Collins for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: December 10, 1889
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault and battery
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of William Giles for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: December 18, 1889
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of William H. Martin for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 1, 1889
- Petition type(s): Carceral: grand larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of John W. McMenemy for and on behalf of John W. McMenemy Jr., otherwise known as "Dot" McMenemy for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: February 26, 1890
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the Application of Melinda Ellis for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: May 19, 1890
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the Application of Himan Klimax for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 27, 1890
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Claude H. Goldsborough on relation of his mother Izora I. Goldsborough for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 28, 1890
- 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 Ugean Miller for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 1, 1890
- Petition type(s): Carceral: petty larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the Application of Frank Williams, for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 24, 1890
- Petition type(s): Carceral: gambling
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Otilla Brinkman for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 14, 1890
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of application of M. O. Ricketts for a Writ of Habeas Corpus for the body of ‘Till’
- Earliest record date: October 20, 1890
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: wrongful enslavement
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Application of George Sellers for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 18, 1890
- Petition type(s): Carceral: voter fraud
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of August C. Uhtof for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 7, 1890
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Charles H. Gaydou for a writ of Habeas Corpus for Charles Gaydou
- Earliest record date: November 21, 1890
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: New custody arrangement reached | released from custody
In re-application of A. B. Cabe for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 5, 1891
- Petition type(s): Carceral: vagrancy
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Robert H. Robinson for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 15, 1891
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Louis S. Lathrop for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 8, 1877
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: New custody arrangement reached
In the Matter of the Application of T. Judson Ferguson for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: February 7, 1891
- Petition type(s): Carceral: forgery
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the Matter of the Application of Howard W. Zink for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: March 12, 1891
- Petition type(s): Carceral: embezzlement
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of Maria Miller for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: May 7, 1891
- Petition type(s): Carceral
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the application of Viola Mills, a Minor under the age of 21 years, for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: May 5, 1891
- Petition type(s): Institutional: juvenile detention
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
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 W. H. Harvey for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 10, 1891
- Petition type(s): Carceral: larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Application of Irwin A. Medlar for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 11, 1891
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice | Carceral: seduction
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of Application of Rose Dodson for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 19, 1891
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In matter of application of Mortimer Fox by Parke Godwin for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 13, 1891
- Petition type(s): Carceral: forgery
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the Application of Auton Hauser for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 26, 1891
- Petition type(s): Carceral: disorderly conduct | Carceral: fraud
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of August Uhl for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 19, 1891
- Petition type(s): Carceral: horse stealing
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Mortimer Fox by his next friend and counsel Parke Godwin for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 24, 1891
- Petition type(s): Carceral: forgery
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of George Garlick for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: December 12, 1891
- Petition type(s): Carceral: burglary
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
