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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.
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Petition Subtype
- Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor 14
- Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor 9
- Carceral: fugitive from justice 6
- Carceral: maintaining a common nuisance 5
- Carceral: desertion 4
- Carceral: municipal violation 4
- Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses 4
- Carceral: peddling without a license 4
- Carceral: robbery and battery 4
- Carceral: uttering and passing forged paper 4
- Institutional: underage military enlistment 4
- Carceral: bastardy 3
- Carceral: immigration 3
- Carceral: refusal or inability to pay fine 3
- Carceral: assault 2
- Carceral: contempt of court 2
- Carceral: first degree murder 2
- Carceral: impersonating an officer 2
- Carceral: larceny 2
- Carceral: murder 2
- Carceral: selling liquor without a license 2
- Institutional: Indian agent/superintendent 2
- Carceral 1
- Carceral: assault with a deadly weapon 1
- Carceral: assault with intent to kill 1
- Carceral: cause unspecified 1
- Carceral: conspiracy to use United States mails for scheme to defraud 1
- Carceral: conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act 1
- Carceral: delaying the execution of US law 1
- Carceral: deportation 1
- Carceral: drunk and disorderly 1
- Carceral: embezzlement 1
- Carceral: false imprisonment 1
- Carceral: forgery 1
- Carceral: fraud 1
- Carceral: fraudulent enlistment 1
- Carceral: insanity 1
- Carceral: misuse of government property 1
- Carceral: obstructing a US officer 1
- Carceral: peace bond 1
- Carceral: possession of opium derivatives 1
- Carceral: prostitution 1
- Carceral: refusal or inability to pay recognizance 1
- Carceral: refusal to pay bail 1
- Carceral: selling samples without a license 1
- Carceral: subornation of perjury 1
- Carceral: suspicion of draft evasion 1
- Carceral: unlawful detention 1
- Carceral: uttering 1
- Carceral: violation of federal revenue law 1
- Carceral: Violation of Immigration Act of 1917 1
- Carceral: violation of Mann Act/White-Slave Traffic Act of 1910 1
- Carceral: violation of the Harrison Act 1
- Carceral: wanted for questioning 1
- Carceral: wrongful imprisonment 1
- Institutional: child custody 1
- Institutional: violation of military order 1
- Interpersonal: child custody 1
- Interpersonal: wrongful enslavement 1
- Unknown 1
Sex of Bound Party
- Male 55
- Female 7
- Unindicated 1
Race of Bound Party
- Unindicated 50
- Indigenous 4
- White 3
- Greek 2
- Asian 1
- Black 1
- Chinese 1
- Italian 1
- Russian 1
Court Name
- Us District Court For The Omaha Division Of The District Of Nebraska (Omaha Nebraska) 45
- 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
- Us Circuit Court In And For The Northern District Of Iowa (Cedar Rapids Iowa) 1
- Us Circuit Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit (St Paul Minnesota) 1
- Us District Court For The First Division Of Kansas (Topeka Kansas) 1
- Us District Court For The North Platte Division Of The District Of Nebraska (North Platte Nebraska) 1
Points of Law Cited
- 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
- 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
- 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. V. 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
- 24 Stat. 388 1
- 29 Stat. 506 1
- 31 C. C.A. 403 1
- 47th Article of War 1
- 48th Article of War 1
- 7 Op. Atty. Gen. p. 633 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
- Allen v. Louisiana, 102 U.S. 80 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
- Binghamption Bridge case 3 Wall. (U.S.) 51 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
- Coleman v. Tennessee, 97 U.S. 506 1
- Commonwealth v. Clary 8 Mass. 72 1
- Commonwealth v. Cushing, 11 Mass. 67 1
- Commonwealth v. Downer, 24 Peck 227 1
- Commonwealth v. Fox, 7 Pa. St. 336 1
- Cook v. Hart, 146 U.S. 183 1
- Courtney v. Knox, 31 Neb. 652 1
- Dartmouth College v. Woodward 4 Wheaton (U.S). 518 1
- Davis v. Burke, 179 U.S. 399 1
- Division 13, Article 2, Title 6, Chapter 190, Page 791 of the Sessions Laws of Nebraska for 1921 1
- Draper v. United States, 164 U.S. 244 1
- Earl v. Godley 1
- Eaton v. State of West Virginia, 91 Fed. 760 1
- Edwards v. Kerzey 96 U.S. 595 1
- Eighth Federal Statute Annotated, Second Edition, Section 1, (Under commutation for good conduct) 1
- Ex parte Bridges, 2 Woods 428 1
- Ex parte Hebard 4 Dillon 380 1
- Ex parte McDonald 9 Am L.R. 661 1
- Ex parte Ortez, 100 Fed. 95 1
- Ex parte Royall 117 U.S. 241 1
People
- Hoyt, R. C. (clerk) 40
- Woodrough, Joseph William 29
- Munger, William H. 18
- Cronin, Dennis H. 14
- Moore, F. A. (Deputy) 14
- Scott, Andrew C. 14
- Nicholson, John (deputy clerk) 13
- Munger, Thomas C. 12
- Koch, E. E. (Clerk) 10
- Kinsler, James C. 9
- Thummel, George H. (clerk) 9
- Clark, Michael L. 8
- Nicholson, John (deputy) 8
- Taft, William H. 8
- Copeland, Evelyn (Deputy) 7
- Condit, William C. 6
- Nicholson, John (Chief Deputy) 6
- Quinley, E. J. (deputy U.S. marshal) 6
- Summers, William S. 6
- Banner, Homer D. (Federal Prohibition Agent) 5
- Boehler, Edwin C. 5
- Mathews, T. L. (U.S. marshal) 5
- Nickerson, J. B. (deputy U.S. marshal) 5
- Warner, William P. (U.S. marshal) 5
- Allen, Thomas S. 4
- Berthe, L. L. 4
- Flynn, Thomas J. 4
- Frank, Elmer D. (clerk) 4
- Gewinner, Otto G. (Federal Prohibition Agent) 4
- Goss, Charles A. 4
- Jamieson, William Nicholas (Jameson) 4
- Lane, A. W. 4
- Lovely, William E. 4
- Madden, Ray J. (attorney) 4
- McGee, John (judge in the earlier case) 4
- McGee, John F. 4
- More, Mr. Clair E. (attorney) 4
- Nickerson, James B. 4
- Nugent, Horace D. (Canadian Consul General, complainant) 4
- O’Sullivan, Eugene D. (E. D.) 4
- Rush, S. R. 4
- Sawyer, Andrew J. 4
- Shiras, Oliver P. 4
- Southard, Charles J. 4
- Bittinger, R. R. (deputy clerk) 3
- Brome, Harrison Crosby 3
- Burnett, Arthur H. 3
- Davis, J. A. (Deputy) 3
- Davis, James (deputy) 3
- Dickinson, David W. (notary public) 3
- Dundy, Sr., Elmer Scipio 3
- Fenton, William D. 3
- Flynn, Thomas J. (U.S. marshal) 3
- Henshaw, Art (alleged co-conspirator) 3
- Keyser, George (assistant prosecuting attorney in the earlier case) 3
- Kinsler, James C. (United States Attorney) 3
- Mahony, Charles A. (complainant, police commissioner) 3
- Mason, Lewis T. (U.S. commissioner) 3
- Priest, John M. (J. M. ) 3
- Saxton, Howard 3
- Shelton, J. B. (alleged co-conspirator) 3
- Slusky, John (alleged victim) 3
- Steinwender, Paul F. (notary public) 3
- Ware, John D. (Wear) 3
- Warner, William P. 3
- Young, Sidney M. 3
- Bartlett, Arthur M. 2
- Baxter, Irving F. 2
- Bayerlein, Frieda C. (notary public) 2
- Beck, William H. 2
- Berger, John M. 2
- Bigelow, Anson H. 2
- Boehler, Edwin C. (United States Commissioner) 2
- Boland, George B. 2
- Bradden, Alfred 2
- Coffey, Raymond T. (R. T. Coffey) 2
- Coguill, Lemiel (alleged malt liquor purchaser) 2
- Commons, John M. 2
- Crowder, Enoch Herbert 2
- Daniel, Herbert S. 2
- Dickinson, Daniel W. (notary public) 2
- Dort, Lloyd 2
- Dundy, Jr., Elmer S. (clerk) 2
- Dundy, Jr., Elmer Scipio (clerk) 2
- Endres, Michael L. (M. L. Endres) 2
- Garrotto, 2
- Gering, Matthew 2
- Hillis, Oscar B. (clerk) 2
- Hinton, William H. 2
- Homan, H. A. (deputy U.S. marshal) 2
- Howe, Frederic C. (Commissioner of Immigration) 2
- Howell, Francis Singleton 2
- Hoyt, R. C. (deputy clerk) 2
- Jordan, John D. (clerk) 2
- Kellogg, Jr., William (clerk) 2
- Kellogg, William 2
- Keyser, George A (United States Attorney) 2
- King, John 2
- Lindsey, John B. (notary public) 2
- Lovely, John M. (notary public) 2
73 results
Download JSON Download CSVDennis 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
In the matter of the application of Charlie Mitchell for writ Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 8, 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
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 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
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 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
In the matter of the application of J. Sidney Smith for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 29, 1921
- Petition type(s): Carceral: conspiracy to use United States mails for scheme to defraud
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
The United States of America upon the relation of Al Atkinson vs. Dennis H. Cronin, 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: September 28, 1921
- Petition type(s): Carceral: larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 Gross S. Edison for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: May 4, 1857
- Petition type(s): Carceral: wrongful imprisonment | Carceral: fraud
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Harry B. Porter for a writ of habeas corpus
- Earliest record date: February 25, 1915
- Petition type(s): Carceral: impersonating an officer
- Petition outcome: Petition withdrawn
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
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
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 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
In the matter of the application of William T. Anderton for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: March 11, 1908
- Petition type(s): Institutional: underage military enlistment | Carceral: fraudulent enlistment
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of Hyman M. Stein for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 19, 1907
- Petition type(s): Carceral: peddling without a license | Carceral: contempt of court | Carceral: municipal violation
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of William Walker for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: February 5, 1906
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault | Carceral: drunk and disorderly
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Charles Green Rainbow, James Fisher and Peter Decora for a writ of habeas corpus
- Earliest record date: March 16, 1905
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault | Carceral: refusal to pay bail
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of John M. Commons for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: March 7, 1906
- Petition type(s): Carceral: peace bond
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from 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 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 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 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 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 the matter of the Application of Thomas Janda and Frances Janda, for a writ of Habeas Corpus for the body of Joseph Janda, a minor under the age of 21 years
- Earliest record date: December 2, 1902
- Petition type(s): Carceral: desertion | Institutional: underage military enlistment
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
