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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 507
- Interpersonal 124
- Institutional 85
- Unknown 6
Petition Subtype
- Carceral: cause unspecified 155
- Interpersonal: child custody 111
- Carceral: vagrancy 41
- Institutional: insanity 34
- Carceral: wrongful imprisonment 32
- Carceral: fugitive from justice 31
- Institutional: child custody 29
- Carceral: disturbing the peace 19
- Carceral 15
- Carceral: grand larceny 15
- Carceral: larceny 13
- Carceral: contempt of court 10
- Carceral: prostitution 10
- Carceral: fraud 8
- Carceral: selling liquor without a license 8
- Carceral: forgery 7
- Carceral: murder 7
- Carceral: refusal or inability to pay fine 7
- Institutional: juvenile detention 7
- Interpersonal 7
- Carceral: assault and battery 6
- Carceral: bastardy 6
- Carceral: burglary 6
- Carceral: embezzlement 6
- Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses 6
- Unknown 6
- Carceral: drunk and disorderly 5
- Carceral: gambling 5
- Institutional: public health detention 5
- Interpersonal: kidnapping 5
- Carceral: assault 4
- Carceral: assault with intent to wound 4
- Carceral: insanity 4
- Carceral: sabbath breaking 4
- Carceral: suspicious character 4
- Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor 4
- Institutional: convent 4
- Carceral: adultery 3
- Carceral: assault with intent to commit great bodily injury 3
- Carceral: bribery 3
- Carceral: disorderly conduct 3
- Carceral: malicious destruction of property 3
- Carceral: petty larceny 3
- Carceral: robbery 3
- Carceral: unlawful possession and transport of intoxicating liquor 3
- Carceral: wife desertion 3
- Institutional 3
- Carceral: assault with intent to kill 2
- Carceral: breaking and entering 2
- Carceral: carrying a concealed weapon 2
- Carceral: child neglect 2
- Carceral: drunkenness 2
- Carceral: failure to provide for spouse 2
- Carceral: false pretenses 2
- Carceral: forcible defilement 2
- Carceral: highway robbery 2
- Carceral: horse stealing 2
- Carceral: immigration 2
- Carceral: peddling without a license 2
- Carceral: perjury 2
- Carceral: possession of burglary tools 2
- Carceral: seduction 2
- Carceral: statutory rape 2
- Carceral: unlawfully collecting and removing garbage, ashes, filth, and other refuse matter without a contract 2
- Carceral: violation of Sunday Ordinance 2
- Institutional: imprisoned for longer than term 2
- Carceral: aiding and abetting 1
- Carceral: arson 1
- Carceral: assault with intent to commit rape 1
- Carceral: attempted murder 1
- Carceral: attempted robbery 1
- Carceral: bigamy 1
- Carceral: blackmail 1
- Carceral: burglary and larceny 1
- Carceral: cattle stealing 1
- Carceral: child abuse 1
- Carceral: consumer fraud 1
- Carceral: deportation 1
- Carceral: distribution of circulars, dodgers, and advertisements 1
- Carceral: dumping garbage 1
- Carceral: failure to file a certificate of partnership 1
- Carceral: fornication 1
- Carceral: hunting violation 1
- Carceral: infamous crime against nature with a beast 1
- Carceral: keeping a house of ill repute 1
- Carceral: larceny by bailee 1
- Carceral: libel 1
- Carceral: maintaining a solicitor without having a license 1
- Carceral: manufacturing a cigarette 1
- Carceral: mixing garbage with refuse 1
- Carceral: mortgage fraud 1
- Carceral: no charge 1
- Carceral: obstructing a street 1
- Carceral: painting on private bill boards 1
- Carceral: Pimp 1
- Carceral: posting bills or advertisements 1
- Carceral: rape 1
- Carceral: refusal to pay bail 1
- Carceral: riding a bicycle without a lighted lamp 1
- Carceral: second degree murder 1
Petition Outcome
- Writ Allowed 360
- Writ Denied 166
- Writ Dismissed 78
- Unknown 73
- Petition Withdrawn 24
- Writ Dismissed For Want Of Prosecution 15
Sex of Bound Party
- Male 535
- Female 168
- Unindicated 17
Age of Bound Party
- Adult 430
- Minor 149
- Unindicated 102
- Unclear 18
Race of Bound Party
- Unindicated 679
- Black 5
- Indigenous 3
- Jewish 3
- White 2
- German 1
- Multiracial 1
- Unclear 1
Petition Year
- 1898 41
- 1918 32
- 1910 28
- 1894 24
- 1922 23
- 1895 20
- 1896 17
- 1899 17
- 1912 17
- 1891 16
- 1914 16
- 1915 16
- 1868 15
- 1913 15
- 1901 13
- 1911 13
- 1892 11
- 1902 11
- 1903 11
- 1905 11
- 1908 11
- 1897 10
- 1900 10
- 1907 10
- 1886 9
- 1890 9
- 1909 9
- 1893 8
- 1916 8
- 1906 7
- 1869 5
- 1887 5
- 1889 5
- 1919 5
- 1870 4
- 1883 4
- 1904 4
- 1867 3
- 1921 3
- 1861 2
- 1865 2
- 1866 2
- 1877 2
- 1878 2
- 1885 2
- 1881 1
- 1882 1
- 1888 1
- 1924 1
Earliest Record Date
- 1910 41
- 1898 40
- 1918 37
- 1913 27
- 1915 27
- 1894 24
- 1912 24
- 1922 24
- 1908 23
- 1911 20
- 1895 19
- 1896 19
- 1899 19
- 1914 19
- 1891 18
- 1921 18
- 1905 16
- 1909 16
- 1868 15
- 1919 15
- 1906 14
- 1907 14
- 1901 13
- 1903 13
- 1897 12
- 1902 12
- 1916 12
- 1920 12
- 1886 11
- 1890 11
- 1893 11
- 1892 10
- 1900 9
- 1923 9
- 1887 7
- 1889 7
- 1917 7
- 1885 6
- 1869 5
- 1874 5
- 1877 5
- 1883 5
- 1904 5
- 1870 4
- 1871 4
- 1878 4
- 1888 4
- 1865 3
- 1867 3
- 1879 3
- 1861 2
- 1866 2
- 1876 2
- 1882 2
- 1924 2
- 1856 1
- 1872 1
- 1873 1
- 1875 1
- 1880 1
- 1881 1
- 1884 1
Latest Record Year
- 1898 49
- 1910 43
- 1915 31
- 1918 28
- 1913 26
- 1899 24
- 1894 22
- 1895 22
- 1912 21
- 1911 20
- 1914 20
- 1920 20
- 1891 18
- 1908 18
- 1909 18
- 1921 18
- 1906 17
- 1868 15
- 1922 15
- 1903 14
- 1905 14
- 1919 14
- 1886 13
- 1907 13
- 1916 13
- 1924 13
- 1892 12
- 1900 12
- 1901 12
- 1902 11
- 1890 10
- 1893 10
- 1923 10
- 1896 9
- 1917 8
- 1897 7
- 1887 6
- 1889 6
- 1869 5
- 1874 5
- 1883 5
- 1870 4
- 1871 4
- 1877 4
- 1878 4
- 1885 4
- 1904 4
- 1865 3
- 1867 3
- 1879 3
- 1888 3
- 1861 2
- 1866 2
- 1876 2
- 1882 2
- 1872 1
- 1873 1
- 1880 1
- 1881 1
- 1884 1
- 1925 1
Repository
- History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska) 718
- Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska) 292
Type of Source
- Docket 528
- Journal 359
- Case File 332
- Complete Record 56
- Index 24
Points of Law Cited
- Sec. 241 of the Code of Complied Statues of Nebraska in 1907 2
- Sec. 4 of Ordinance No. 1065 2
- 2292, Cobbey's Annotated Statutes of Nebraska 1909 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
- 70 Am. Dec. 55 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
- 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
- Billingham v. U.S 1
- Blitz v. U.S 1
- City of Omaha, Ordinance No. 9852 - Making it unlawful to expose another to venereal infection. 1
- Colorado Revised Statute § 1849 (concerning the fraudulent taking of another person's personal property) 1
- Commonwealth V Emerson 165 Mass. 234 1
- Commonwealth V Sisson 50 NE Rep. 385 1
- Compiled Statutes of Nebraska § 330, P. 2481 which requires that a person have complaints/charges filed against them in order to be taken into custody. 1
- Evans v. U.S 1
- Ex parte Milligan 1
- Flink v. City of Milwaukee 1
- House Roll No. 47 (Repeal of § 8635, Approved by Governor 16 March 1915) 1
- H.R. No. 87 1
- Indian Appropriation Act 1
- Keck v. U.S 1
- Ledbetter v. U.S 1
- Michelson V Beemer, 72 Neb. Page 761 Cole V State 180 N. W. Page 564 Section 9152, Revised Statute of Nebraska 1913 Corpus Juris, Volume 16, Page 1311 Smithey V State, 93 Miss. 257 Compare Wecheler V United States, 185, Federal 579 Re Kelly 65, California, 154 3 L. A. R. Page 1572 Ex Parte Duff, 105 N. W., Page 138 Ex Parte Cole 174 N. W. at Page 509, and Page 848 Michaelson v Beemer, 12 Nebr. 761, 101 N. W. 1007 McCormick V State 66 Nebr. 337, 12 N. W. 606 In Re Reed, 143 Cal. 634: 77 Psc. 660 State V Klock, 48 La. Ann 67 1
- Nebraska Cont., art I, § 3, 5, 11 1
- Nebraska Ordinance No. 470 1
- Nebraska Revised Statutes 1913 § 8635 1
- Nebraska State Statutes Page 450 Section 56 1
- Omaha City Ordinance #9852 - Making it unlawful to expose others to venereal disease (full copy of ordinance in case file) 1
- Omaha City Ordinance No. 9853, that it is unlawful for any person to expose others to infection, and must submit to examination (full text included in CF) 1
- Ordinance 4462 of the City of Omaha, Sections 1, 3, & 11 1
- Ordinance No. 10222 - making it unlawful to expose another to venereal infection. 1
- Ordinance No. 384 1
- Ordinance No. 407 "An Ordinance regulating the sale and giving away of intoxicating liquors within the corporate limits of the City of South Omaha, Nebr." Sections 5 and 7 1
- Ordinance No. 4573. An Ordinance regulating bicycles, tricycles or tandems with in the city limits of the City of Omaha, Nebr. 1
- Ordinance No. 4604 1
- Ordinance number 977 1
- Paragraph 2, Section 2, Art 4 of the Constitution; Provisions of the 14th amendment of the Constitution; Section 5278 of the Revised Statutes of the United States; 1
- People V Dycker 72 App. Div. NY 308 1
- People V Gilpin 109 NY 389 1
- Pettibone v. U.S 1
- Pound v. U.S 1
- Provisions of 531 c of the Code of Civil Procedure 1
- Rev. Stat. 142 1
- Revised Ordinances Omaha B. F. Thomas 1905. Chapter 54. Misdemeanors, Vagrants and Swindlers Sections 3 and 4 1
- Sate V Long 74 Md. 565 1
- Sec. 1, Chapter 26, Article 3, of the compiled statutes of Nebraska for 1899 1
- Sec. 260 of the Criminal Code, Sec. 18, Art. 6 of the constitution of the state of Nebraska 1
- Sec. 29 of Chapter 65 of the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska An Act providing for the recording of the names of all members of associations doing business under a firm, partnership or corporate names, Approved February 25, 1875 Section 11 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska Section 3 and 29 of Article 1 of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska Article 5 of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska 1
- Sec 291 of NE Criminal Code 1
- Sec 367, Nebraska code of criminal procedure 1
- Sec 389 of NE Criminal Code 1
- Sec 528 Nebraska Criminal Code 1
- Sec 583 of NE Criminal Code 1
- Sec 585 of NE Criminal Code 1
- Sec. 598 of Article of 46 of Chapter 25 of Wilsons Annodated Statutes of Oklahoma Territory 1
- Sec 670, Statutes of the State of Nebraska 1
- Sec. 8940 of the Rev. Statutes of Nebraska for the year 1915 - a written complaint must be presented before District, County, or Police Judge 1
- Sec117a of 1897 NE Criminal Code 1
- Section 11, Chapter 38, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois 1
- Section 16, Chapter 186, Laws of Nebraska 1917 as amended by Section 16, Chapter 156, Laws of Nebraska, 1921 (Section Laws 1921, Page 639) 1
- Section 247 Cobbey's Statues for the year 1911 1
- Section 330, pg. 2481 of the Compiled Statues of Nebraska 1
- Section 330 pg. 3461 of the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska 1
- Section 569 of 1899 NE Criminal Code 1
- Section 6300 of Cobey's Annotated Statues of Nebraska for 1911 1
- Section 7299 of NE State Statutes 1
- Sioux Treaty April 29, 1868 1
- State ex rel Conroy v Miller, 43 Nebraska 860 1
- State v. Brandt 1
- State V Dalton 46 Atlantic Rep. RI 234 1
- Treaty of 1867 1
- Treaty of March 10, 1865 1
- Treaty of March 12, 1858 1
- U.S. Const. amend. V 1
- U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1. 1
- U.S. Const. art. V, VI. 1
- U.S v. Britton 1
- U.S v. Burns 1
- U.S v. Caril 1
- U.S v. Hess 1
- U.S v. Northway 1
- U.S v. Simmons 1
People
- Smith, Robert (Clerk) 135
- Steere Jr., Asel (Deputy) 71
- Estelle, Lee S. 68
- Stewart, Willard E. 58
- Cornish, Albert J. 47
- Scott, Cunningham R. 45
- Frank, Albyn L. (clerk) 42
- Brailey, Edwin F. 40
- Broadwell, Frank A. (clerk) 38
- Morning, William McClellen 38
- Lake, George B. 37
- Macfarland, John M. 36
- Briggs, John 35
- English, James P. 35
- Redick, William A. 34
- Sutton, Abraham L. 34
- McDonald, John W. 33
- Moore, Frank E. (clerk) 33
- Holmes, Edward P. 32
- Hoagland, Henry V. (sheriff) 31
- Clark, Michael L. 30
- Greene, Robert J. 29
- Miller, Ira (sheriff) 29
- Slabaugh, Willard. W. 29
- Magney, George A. 28
- Baker, Benjamin S. 27
- Mcdonald, John W. (sheriff) 27
- Leslie, Charles 25
- McShane, Jr., Felix J. (F. J.) 25
- Hyers, Gus A. (sheriff) 24
- Sears, Willis G. 24
- Phizek, J. V. 23
- Baker, E. (clerk) 21
- Power, John (sheriff) 21
- Foster, W. A. 20
- Zellars, Clyde B. (deputy sheriff) 20
- Day, George A. 19
- Hughart, Charles A. (deputy sheriff) 19
- Cosgrave, P. James 18
- Donahue, John J. (Donahoe) 18
- Neilson, A. (Notary Public) 18
- Altschuler, Alex 17
- Clark, Michael L. (Sheriff) 17
- Dunn, Henry W. 17
- Robert Smith (Clerk) 17
- Callahan, J. 16
- Callahan, J. (Police Judge) 16
- Dempsey, Michael F. 16
- Frost, Lincoln 16
- Malone, James 16
- Sturn Jr., A. (deputy) 16
- Troupe, A. C. (Troup) 16
- Doyle, Thomas J. 15
- Harris, J. D. (deputy) 15
- Osborn, Frank F. 15
- Maloney, Stephen (Steve) 14
- Burr, Lionel C. 13
- Greene, Philip F. 13
- Pound, Stephen B. 13
- Shepherd, Frederick 13
- Shotwell, Abel V. 13
- White, Martin 13
- Boyd, John F. 12
- Hall, Charles L. 12
- Miller, Fred A. 12
- Power, John 12
- Sizer, Edward R. (clerk) 12
- Tyrrell, Frank M. 12
- Billingsley, L. W. 11
- Drexel, John C. 11
- Grebe, Louis (deputy) 11
- Seavey, Webber S. (W. F.) 11
- Tibbetts, Addison S. 11
- Towle, Wilbur W. 11
- Van Duesen, Charles H. (Van Deusen) 11
- Foster, W. A. (Deputy) 10
- Grossmann, John H. (deputy) 10
- McShane, Felix J. (Sheriff) 10
- Steere Jr., A. (deputy) 10
- Bennett, George A. 9
- Clarkson, Joseph B. 9
- Cunningham, W. G. (deputy) 9
- Dawson, J. T. (deputy sheriff) 9
- Fitzgerald, James M. (James J.) 9
- Hay, John T. 9
- Ress, Nicholas (sheriff) 9
- Roach, James (deputy) 9
- Strode, Jesse B. 9
- Weaver, Frank L. 9
- Baer, Jacob S. (clerk) 8
- Baxter, Irving F. 8
- Berka, Louis 8
- Branson, Z. S. (sheriff) 8
- Button, William F. 8
- Clements, Elliot J. 8
- Cooley, Julius S. 8
- Cooper, Phillip H. 8
- Corcoran, Michael (Cochoran) 8
- Drexel, John C. (sheriff) 8
- Field, Sr., Allen W. 8
718 results
Territory of Nebraska v. Leonard A. Collins
- Earliest record date: April 24, 1866
- Petition type(s): Carceral: larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Territory of Nebraska v. James Appleby
- Earliest record date: September 29, 1865
- Petition type(s): Carceral: murder
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
The Territory of Nebraska on relation of William Porter vs. Shepard Duke, Sheriff of Cass County
- Earliest record date: October 12, 1861
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault and battery
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
The Territory of Nebraska on relation of John Krauth vs. John Duke, Sheriff of Cass County
- Earliest record date: October 18, 1861
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault and battery
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
The State on the Relation of Lee McCoy vs. Samuel M. Melick, Warden Nebraska State Penitentiary
- Earliest record date: August 13, 1912
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cattle stealing
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
State of Nebraska vs. G. A. Applegate
- Earliest record date: April 10, 1917
- Petition type(s): Carceral: drunk and disorderly
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
The State of Nebraska vs. Frank Kelley
- Earliest record date: September 7, 1867
- Petition type(s): Carceral: larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released on bail
State of Nebraska vs. Ed Mason
- Earliest record date: October 15, 1877
- Petition type(s): Carceral: attempted murder
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Released on bail
The State of Nebraska v. Yellow Sun et al
- Earliest record date: June 12, 1871
- Petition type(s): Carceral: murder
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released on bail
State of Nebraska on the relation of Samuel J. Coffman vs. India A. Coffman
- Earliest record date: May 15, 1896
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
State of Nebraska on the relation of Lille Walton, Cora Walton, Ernest Glenn Walton, Ledonia Walton, and Bessie Walton and Petition of Hiatt Elmer Walton, father of said children, for habeas corpus
- Earliest record date: March 4, 1915
- Petition type(s): Institutional: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
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
State of Nebraska on Relation of Thomas Sexton, Relator V. John Briggs and Michael Corcoran, Respondent
- Earliest record date: May 19, 1913
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
The state of Nebraska, on relation of Anna C. Sieck, Relator, vs. Lawrence B. Pillsbury, as Superintendent of the State Hospital for Insane, at Lincoln, Nebraska, and Robert Smith, as Clerk of the District Court and Ex-Office Clerk of the Commissioners of Insanity of Douglas County, Nebraska, Respondents
- Earliest record date: April 16, 1918
- Petition type(s): Institutional: insanity
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
State of Nebraska ex Relative Alvira E. Britton, Plaintiff Vs. Stephen W. Bryant and Alice Bryant, Defendants
- Earliest record date: June 5, 1913
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody | new custody arrangement reached
State of Nebraska ex rel Richard Seward by Kittie F. Noonan, his next friend, etc. vs. Agnes Donohue, et al.
- Earliest record date: July 12, 1918
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
The State of Nebraska ex rel J. L. Greene, superintendent of the Nebraska Hospital for the insane vs. John J. Donahue Chief of Police of the city of Omaha, Patrick Havey, jailor of the city jail of said City of Omaha, and E. A. Bullock sheriff of Madison County, Nebraska
- Earliest record date: April 16, 1903
- Petition type(s): Institutional: insanity
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
State of Nebraska ex rel Ellen Kinnison, Relator, vs Henry Kinnison and Iva Kinnison, his wife, George Kinnison and Ruby Kinnison, his wife, Respondents
- Earliest record date: April 17, 1924
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
State of Nebraska ex rel D. O. Brown, for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 19, 1915
- Petition type(s): Carceral: drunkenness | Carceral: insanity
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
State of Nebraska, ex rel Averil Mocroft, for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 7, 1915
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
State of Nebraska ex rel Agnes Donohue, et al. vs. Kittie F. Noonan, et al.
- Earliest record date: August 22, 1918
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
The State if Nebraska on the Relation of Willam J. McClain, Relator V. John Briggs and Michael Corccran, Respondants
- Earliest record date: November 12, 1913
- Petition type(s): Carceral: gambling
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
The People et al John Williams vs. Henry Grebe Sheriff
- Earliest record date: June 25, 1870
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
Ora Miller v. House of the Good Shepherd and Mother Superior Rachel
- Earliest record date: March 29, 1915
- Petition type(s): Institutional
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
On the relation of Mrs. Lottie Parsons Relator vs. St. James Orphan Asylum Respondent
- Earliest record date: October 9, 1911
- Petition type(s): Institutional: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
On the Matter of the Application of Walter Versteeg for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 29, 1898
- Petition type(s): Carceral: wrongful imprisonment
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
On the matter of the application of Urey E. Chapman for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 12, 1921
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
On the Matter of the Application of Thomas Scott and James McGregor for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 25, 1898
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault with intent to wound
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
On the Matter of the Application of Samuel Douglas for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: March 23, 1898
- Petition type(s): Carceral: wrongful imprisonment
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
On the Matter of the Application of Jacob S. Bradley on Behalf of Blanche A. Bradley for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 8, 1899
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
On the matter of the application of George F. Moore by Winifred Moore for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: August 1, 1921
- Petition type(s): Carceral: bribery | Carceral: fugitive from justice
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
On the matter of the application of Anna Walter for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 14, 1922
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
On the matter of the application of A. P. Scruggs for writ of Habeas Corpus for Charles Moore
- Earliest record date: November 18, 1922
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
On the Matter of Application of Jim Smith for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 22, 1896
- Petition type(s): Carceral: drunk and disorderly | Carceral: larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
On the Application of Henry Bell for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: March 26, 1898
- Petition type(s): Carceral: wrongful imprisonment
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
On relation of Charles Holton, and Sarah Holton vs. Nebraska Children's Home Society
- Earliest record date: February 26, 1907
- Petition type(s): Institutional: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
Matter of the Application by Henry Burman for a Writ of Habeas Corpus for May Burman
- Earliest record date: September 14, 1892
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: New custody arrangement reached | released from custody
Matter of Application of Emma Clifton for Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 16, 1892
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
Matter of Application of Charles (Chas.) Stevens for Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 25, 1893
- Petition type(s): Carceral: malicious destruction of property
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
John Bryant vs. Territory of Nebraska
- Earliest record date: September 27, 1865
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Isaiah Peterson v. Orrin Rhodes
- Earliest record date: August 25, 1856
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of Willett E. Tompkins for a writ of Habeas Corpus for minor John Earl Tompkins, son of petitioner
- Earliest record date: October 28, 1910
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of Thomas Sullivan on writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 13, 1919
- Petition type(s): Carceral | Carceral: statutory rape
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of Thomas Ruby for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 1, 1883
- Petition type(s): Carceral: burglary
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the writ of Habeas Corpus of E. B. Branch
- Earliest record date: May 23, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: contempt of court
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the re-application of Thomas S. Thompson for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 2, 1902
- Petition type(s): Carceral: peddling without a license
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the re-application of N. D. Coleman for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: March 5, 1894
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fraud
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the re-application of George M. Bigelow for a writ of habeas corpus
- Earliest record date: February 24, 1897
- Petition type(s): Carceral: forcible defilement
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the re-application of Arthur F. Mullen on behalf of T. A. Dunn for a writ of Habeas
- Earliest record date: December 27, 1912
- Petition type(s): Carceral: vagrancy
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the re-application of Andrew Anderson for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 8, 1894
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive from justice | Carceral: vagrancy
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
