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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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- "Act of the Legislature of the State of Washington, approved March 8, 1901, as appears on page 100 of the Laws of Washington of 1901" (Death Penalty Procedure Law, otherwise known as the "Rand Law") 1
- "An Act relating to the issuance of the death warrant, the contents thereof, the return of same, fixing the place of executions, providing for the safe custody of the condemned, defining the duties of the superintendent of the State Penitentiary, the sheriff and the clerk in relation to said warrant, repealing all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith, excepting as to acts done and crimes committed prior to the taking effect of this act" (S. B. No. 4, June 12, 1901) 1
- Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Washington Sections 6993, 6994, and 6995 1
- Chapter 121 of the Laws of 1911 of the State of Washington The State of Washington vs. McNally et al. 1
- Pierce (?) Code 1530 Bal Code 6910 1
- "Repealing an Act Relative to the Death Warrant" (Legislature of the State of Washington, June 12, 1901) 1
- Section One (1) of the Fourteenth (14th) Amendment 1
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- Frye, Hermon S. 2
- Hanford, Cornelius Holgate 2
- Hoyt, Heber B. 2
- Hughes, P. D. 2
- Mackintosh, Kenneth (Macintosh) 2
- Reets, August (Alleged Robbery Victim) 2
- Roberts, John W. (Witness) 2
- Walthew, H. M. (Deputy Clerk) 2
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- Koepfli, C. A. (Clerk); Corcoran, William (Deputy); Brewster, J. M. (Deputy Clerk) 1
- Raymond, A. F. (Deputy Clerk); Brewster, J. M. (Deputy Clerk) 1
- McKinnon, Charles (witness); Koepfli, C. A. (Clerk); Snook, Herbert E. (notary) 1
- Morris, J. P. (Notary); Hawkins, J. E. (Notary) 1
- Adams, H.C. (Complainant) Brown, Stewart (Witness) Mason, Alfred (Witness) Koepfli, C. A. (Clerk) Plimpton, C. E. (Deputy County Clerk) Brewster, J. W. (Deputy Clerk) 1
- Agnew, James (Witness) 1
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- Albertson, R. B. 1
- Andrews, May 1
- Angelique, M (Sister Superior M Angelique) 1
- Ball, Dr. J. W. (Witness) 1
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- Barrington, Elisa 1
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- Barrington, Lee 1
- Bartlett, Mrs. Frank (Witness and Dental Patient) 1
- Bevington, Harry 1
- Bilyen, Homes (Witness for the State) 1
- Boughton, Fred 1
- Brewer, Harry 1
- Brewer, Harry (Alleged Robbery Accomplice) 1
- Brewster, J. W. (Deputy Clerk) 1
- Brewster, J. W. (Deputy) 1
- Bronson, Hugh (Hughes) 1
- Brooks, James 1
- Brown, Edwin James 1
- Brown, Edwin James (Notary Public) 1
- Brown, J. W. (Deputy Clerk) 1
- Brown, R. B. 1
- Brown, Robert A. (Notary Public) 1
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- Cox, James Middleton 1
- Crary, Jay D. 1
- Crow, Herman D. (Justice of the Supreme Court, Denies the Appeal) 1
- Cudihee, John (Deputy Sheriff, Filed Assault Complaint) 1
- Cummings, R. J. (Clerk) 1
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- Daniels, Nola 1
- Dawes, Joseph H. 1
- Devries, L. Y. 1
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- Dore, 1
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- Finney, Sean (Witness) 1
- Forks, A. (Deputy) 1
- Frost, Arthur 1
41 results
Download JSON Download CSVIn the matter of the Application of Priss Evans for a writ of habeas corpus
- Earliest record date: March 10, 1901
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In Re: Petition of Charles W. Nordstrom for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 25, 1901
- Petition type(s): Carceral: murder
- Petition outcome: Petition denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody | deceased
In the matter of the application of Joseph Paschal for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 8, 1901
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault with intent to kill | Carceral: attempted murder
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of May Andrews for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 31, 1901
- Petition type(s): Carceral: grand larceny
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of W. S. Fuller for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 4, 1901
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Fred Harris and Charles Eick for Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 19, 1901
- Petition type(s): Carceral: rape
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of R. D. Watson for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: April 3, 1902
- Petition type(s): Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the app of Florence Garrison et ux for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 2, 1902
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault and battery
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Geo Nelson for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 11, 1902
- Petition type(s): Carceral: burglary
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Jeannie Du Bois for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 26, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Lee Barrington for Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 24, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: wanted for questioning
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus of O. D. Moore
- Earliest record date: December 20, 1902
- Petition type(s): Carceral: bootlegging | Carceral: peddling without a license
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Ada Wilson for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 5, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Yvonne La Fevre and Georgette Normand
- Earliest record date: February 11, 1903
- Petition type(s): Institutional: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
In the matter of the petition of P. D. Hughes for a writ of Habeas Corpus for Frank Richards
- Earliest record date: February 18, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the Petition of J. D. Crary for a Writ of Habeas Corpus for William Setter
- Earliest record date: March 19, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: grand larceny
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Jos. Winterhalter for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: May 15, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the petition of Eugene Lukenger for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 6, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Harry Bevington for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 18, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the petition of Swan Larson for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 17, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: no charge
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the Application of Fred Goldman, Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 3, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses | Carceral: assault with a deadly weapon
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the petition of Ida King for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: April 2, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from 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 Petition of Ben Gabriel for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: May 31, 1904
- Petition type(s): Carceral: being in possession of stolen goods
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the Application of W. H. Harris for Writ Habeas Corp.
- Earliest record date: July 13, 1904
- Petition type(s): Carceral: living with a prostitution
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the Application of James O'Donnell for writ Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 2, 1904
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: divorce | Carceral
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- 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 Application of Arthur Frost for a Writ of Habeas Corp.
- Earliest record date: January 3, 1905
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
Habeas Corpus of William Young against Edward Cudihee as "Sheriff"
- Earliest record date: January 28, 1913
- Petition type(s): Carceral
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released on bail
In the Matter of the Application of Albert Sykes for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 2, 1912
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault with a deadly weapon
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Habeas Corpus of J. R. Moore against Edward Cudihee Sheriff
- Earliest record date: May 29, 1913
- Petition type(s): Carceral: conspiracy to defraud
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
Habeas Corpus of Lawrence Holland by Margaret Holland against Edward Cudihee
- Earliest record date: June 7, 1913
- Petition type(s): Carceral: insanity
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- 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 Adolph A. Gust against Edward Cudihee as Sheriff
- Earliest record date: July 30, 1913
- Petition type(s): Carceral: contempt of court
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
Habeas Corpus of Glenn E. Hoover et al. against Edward Cudihee as Sheriff
- Earliest record date: October 2, 1913
- Petition type(s): Carceral: contempt of court
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
Habeas Corpus of Fred Boughton against Edward Cudihee, Sheriff
- Earliest record date: December 20, 1913
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
Habeas Corpus of Alex Petosky against Edward Cudihee Shf.
- Earliest record date: March 7, 1914
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Habeas Corpus of James Brooks against Edw. Cudihee Shf.
- Earliest record date: March 24, 1914
- Petition type(s): Carceral: no charge
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Habeas Corpus of Herbert Wolff against Edward Cudihee, Sheriff
- Earliest record date: May 20, 1914
- Petition type(s): Carceral: robbery
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Habeas Corpus of Harry Brewer against Edward Cudihee (Sheriff)
- Earliest record date: May 20, 1914
- Petition type(s): Carceral: robbery
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Habeas Corpus of Hugh Bronson against Edw. Cudihee Shf.
- Earliest record date: December 3, 1914
- Petition type(s): Carceral: threatening to kill
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
