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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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In the Matter of the Application of Ernest P. Kinloch, By W. S. Summer, United States District Atty., For a Writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: December 16, 1901
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: insanity
  • Petition outcome: Writ allowed
  • Fate of bound party: Released from custody | custody transferred to third party

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 application of William Deles Dernier and Gertrude I. Deles Dernier for writ of habeas corpus of Chester Deles Dernier

  • Earliest record date: February 4, 1904
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: desertion | Institutional: underage military enlistment
  • Petition outcome: Unknown
  • Fate of bound party: Unknown

In the Matter of the Application of Richard Townsend, by his Attorneys, McDonald & Woodland, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: September 2, 1904
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: desertion
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the matter of the application of Louis Dick for a writ of habeas corpus

  • Earliest record date: June 28, 1905
  • Petition type(s): Institutional: child custody | Institutional: Indian agent/superintendent
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the matter of the application of Edward Blackfish, For writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: August 4, 1913
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: assault with intent to kill
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

Joseph Kopf vs. William H. Jones, Sheriff of Nemaha County, Nebraska

  • Earliest record date: September 18, 1913
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: first degree murder | Carceral: fugitive from justice
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the matter of the application of Harry B. Porter for a writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: February 26, 1915
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: impersonating an officer
  • Petition outcome: Petition withdrawn
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

Charles I. John v. Thomas J. Flynn (U.S. Marshal) and Henry Schroeder (Jailer)

  • Earliest record date: February 24, 1916
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: violation of the Harrison Act | Carceral: possession of opium derivatives
  • Petition outcome: Petition withdrawn
  • Fate of bound party: Unknown

In the matter of the application of Tom Berbilis for a writ of habeas corpus

  • Earliest record date: February 2, 1916
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration | Carceral: violation of Mann Act/White-Slave Traffic Act of 1910
  • Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
  • Fate of bound party: Unknown

In the matter of the application of Chase Randal Snyder for a writ of habeas corpus

  • Earliest record date: September 20, 1916
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: bastardy
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the matter of the application of Thomas A. Jenkins, Edward W. Latchem, E. F. Dicks, Henry Biddiscombe, Henry Harris, Simon Hendrickson, Carl Jacobs, George Vinski, Walter Wolski for a writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: December 1, 1917
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the matter of the application of William A. Mixon for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: November 13, 1918
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: wanted for questioning | Carceral: suspicion of draft evasion
  • Petition outcome: Writ allowed
  • Fate of bound party: Released from custody

In the matter of the Petition of Bertram Mulcahy for Writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: June 6, 1919
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: peddling without a license | Carceral: refusal or inability to pay fine | Carceral: municipal violation
  • Petition outcome: Unknown
  • Fate of bound party: Unknown

In the matter of the application of Andy Pappas for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: December 31, 1918
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration | Carceral: prostitution
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Released on bail

In the matter of the application of Alson B. Cole for a writ of habeas corpus

  • Earliest record date: January 14, 1920
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: first degree murder
  • Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the Matter of the Application of David D. Goertzen, for writ of habeas corpus

  • Earliest record date: March 24, 1920
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: desertion
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the matter of the Application of Christ Jensen for Writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: March 2, 1921
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: violation of federal revenue law
  • Petition outcome: Petition withdrawn
  • Fate of bound party: Unknown

The United States of America upon the relation of John R. Howard v. James B. Nickerson, Acting United States Marshal for the District of Nebraska, and Edwin C. Boehler, United States Commissioner for the Omaha Division, District of Nebraska and Michael L. Clark, Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska

  • Earliest record date: May 7, 1921
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice | Carceral: uttering and passing forged paper | Carceral: robbery and battery | Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

The United States of America upon the relation of Harry Compton v. James B. Nickerson, Acting United States Marshal for the District of Nebraska, and Edwin C. Boehler, United States Commissioner for the Omaha Division, District of Nebraska and Michael L. Clark, Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska

  • Earliest record date: May 7, 1921
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice | Carceral: uttering and passing forged paper | Carceral: robbery and battery | Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

The United States of America upon the relation of Arthur Wyse v. James B. Nickerson, Acting United States Marshal for the District of Nebraska, and Edwin C. Boehler, United States Commissioner for the Omaha Division, District of Nebraska and Michael L. Clark, Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska

  • Earliest record date: May 7, 1921
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice | Carceral: uttering and passing forged paper | Carceral: robbery and battery | Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

The United States of America upon the relation of Axel Pierson v. James B. Nickerson, Acting United States Marshal for the District of Nebraska, and Edwin C. Boehler, United States Commissioner for the Omaha Division, District of Nebraska and Michael L. Clark, Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska

  • Earliest record date: May 7, 1921
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice | Carceral: uttering and passing forged paper | Carceral: robbery and battery | Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the Matter of the Application of Robert Geslin for writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: December 16, 1921
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration
  • Petition outcome: Writ allowed
  • Fate of bound party: Released from custody

James G. V. Ingoldsby, Plaintiff v. W. T. Fenton, Warden State Penitentiary of the State of Nebraska, Defendant

  • Earliest record date: June 16, 1922
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: forgery | Carceral: uttering | Carceral: fugitive from justice
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the Matter of the Application of Antonio Sesto for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: March 17, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: Violation of Immigration Act of 1917 | Carceral: deportation
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the Matter of the Application of Willard V. Mathews for Writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: January 31, 1923
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: embezzlement
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the matter of the application of John Fenezia for a writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: June 17, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

Dennis H. Cronin, U. S. Marshal, et al., Appellants, vs. Mary Pierce

  • Earliest record date: June 17, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the matter of the application of Gus A. Fagerberg for a writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: May 26, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the matter of the application of William J. Fox for a writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: July 3, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the matter of the application of James Dolezol for a writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: May 15, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor | Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

Dennis H. Cronin, U. S. Marshal, et al., Appellants, vs. Charles Marino

  • Earliest record date: June 17, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor | Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

Dennis H. Cronin, U.S. Marshal, et al., Appellants, vs. Florence Godly

  • Earliest record date: June 17, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor | Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the matter of the application of Emma Evers for Writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: December 12, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor | Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor
  • Petition outcome: Writ allowed
  • Fate of bound party: Released from custody

In the matter of the application of Albert Weston for a writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: June 17, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor | Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor | Carceral: maintaining a common nuisance
  • Petition outcome: Petition withdrawn
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

Dennis H. Cronin, U. S. Marshal, et al., Appellants, vs. Fred Totoro

  • Earliest record date: June 17, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor | Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

In the matter of the application of John Surra for a writ of Habeas Corpus

  • Earliest record date: June 17, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor | Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor | Carceral: maintaining a common nuisance
  • Petition outcome: Petition withdrawn
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

Dennis H. Cronin, U. S. Marshal, et al., Appellants, vs. Charlie Mitchell

  • Earliest record date: June 16, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor | Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor | Carceral: maintaining a common nuisance
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody

Dennis H. Cronin, U.S. Marshal, et al., Appellants, vs. Elmer R. MacNalley

  • Earliest record date: June 17, 1924
  • Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor | Carceral: maintaining a common nuisance
  • Petition outcome: Writ denied
  • Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
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