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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 1385
- Interpersonal 289
- Institutional 215
- Unknown 10
Petition Subtype
- Interpersonal: child custody 229
- Carceral: cause unspecified 215
- Carceral: fugitive from justice 96
- Carceral: immigration 92
- Carceral: vagrancy 87
- Institutional: child custody 57
- Carceral 56
- Institutional: insanity 52
- Carceral: prostitution 48
- Carceral: grand larceny 46
- Carceral: wrongful imprisonment 45
- Carceral: larceny 39
- Institutional: underage military enlistment 35
- Carceral: fugitive slavery 34
- Carceral: disturbing the peace 32
- Interpersonal: wrongful enslavement 31
- Carceral: refusal or inability to pay fine 29
- Carceral: assault and battery 26
- Carceral: murder 24
- Carceral: contempt of court 22
- Carceral: burglary 21
- Carceral: obtaining money under false pretenses 21
- Carceral: public charge 21
- Interpersonal: kidnapping 21
- Carceral: embezzlement 19
- Carceral: forgery 18
- Carceral: fraud 17
- Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor 17
- Carceral: unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor 16
- Institutional: juvenile detention 16
- Carceral: Violation of Immigration Act of 1917 15
- Carceral: selling liquor without a license 14
- Carceral: assault 13
- Carceral: assault with a deadly weapon 13
- Carceral: no charge 13
- Carceral: disorderly conduct 12
- Carceral: drug use 12
- Carceral: first degree murder 12
- Carceral: robbery 12
- Institutional: public health detention 12
- Carceral: advocating or teaching the unlawful destruction of property 11
- Carceral: assault with intent to kill 11
- Carceral: bastardy 11
- Carceral: gambling 11
- Carceral: petty larceny 11
- Unknown 10
- Carceral: carrying a concealed weapon 9
- Carceral: drunk and disorderly 9
- Carceral: peddling without a license 9
- Institutional: imprisoned for longer than term 9
- Interpersonal 9
- Carceral: deportation 8
- Carceral: desertion 8
- Carceral: drunkenness 8
- Carceral: opium use 8
- Institutional: convent 8
- Carceral: inmate of ill-governed house 7
- Carceral: perjury 7
- Carceral: unlawful possession and transport of intoxicating liquor 7
- Carceral: adultery 6
- Carceral: inmate of ill-governed home 6
- Carceral: insanity 6
- Carceral: keeping a house of ill repute 6
- Carceral: maintaining a common nuisance 6
- Carceral: selling liquor to Indians 6
- Carceral: statutory rape 6
- Carceral: suspicious character 6
- Carceral: violation of city ordinance 6
- Institutional: Indian agent/superintendent 6
- Carceral: arson 5
- Carceral: assault with intent to commit great bodily injury 5
- Carceral: breaking and entering 5
- Carceral: false pretenses 5
- Carceral: municipal violation 5
- Institutional: immigration 5
- Institutional: seeking exemption from draft 5
- Institutional: spousal custody 5
- Carceral: assault with intent to wound 4
- Carceral: child custody 4
- Carceral: default of bail 4
- Carceral: horse stealing 4
- Carceral: malicious destruction of property 4
- Carceral: refusal to pay bail 4
- Carceral: robbery and battery 4
- Carceral: running an opium den 4
- Carceral: sabbath breaking 4
- Carceral: seduction 4
- Carceral: smuggling 4
- Carceral: unlawful detention 4
- Carceral: uttering and passing forged paper 4
- carceral: Violation of White Slave Traffic Act 4
- Carceral: wife desertion 4
- Institutional 4
- Interpersonal: spousal custody 4
- Interpersonal: wrongful servitude 4
- Carceral: aiding and abetting 3
- Carceral: attempted murder 3
- Carceral: bigamy 3
- Carceral: bribery 3
- Carceral: burglary and larceny 3
Petition Outcome
- Writ Allowed 890
- Writ Denied 385
- Unknown 346
- Writ Dismissed 162
- Petition Withdrawn 42
- Writ Dismissed For Want Of Prosecution 36
- Petition Denied 8
- Writ Vacated 1
Sex of Bound Party
- Male 1366
- Female 424
- Unindicated 53
Age of Bound Party
- Adult 1015
- Unindicated 398
- Minor 342
- Unclear 34
Race of Bound Party
- Unindicated 1536
- Black 74
- Asian 43
- White 33
- Chinese 23
- Indigenous 21
- Japanese 20
- Colored 10
- Italian 10
- Russian 9
- Greek 8
- German 7
- Multiracial 7
- Jewish 5
- Polish 3
- Irish 2
- Afrocaribbean 1
- French 1
- Hungarian 1
- Unclear 1
Petition Year
- 1919 74
- 1918 68
- 1898 54
- 1921 54
- 1913 51
- 1914 49
- 1920 48
- 1924 47
- 1894 44
- 1912 44
- 1916 44
- 1855 41
- 1903 38
- 1922 38
- 1899 37
- 1923 36
- 1915 34
- 1905 33
- 1889 32
- 1901 32
- 1910 32
- 1906 31
- 1891 30
- 1890 29
- 1902 29
- 1904 29
- 1893 28
- 1888 27
- 1896 25
- 1917 25
- 1885 24
- 1892 23
- 1887 22
- 1895 22
- 1886 20
- 1854 19
- 1900 18
- 1856 17
- 1868 17
- 1897 16
- 1907 16
- 1911 14
- 1862 13
- 1884 13
- 1908 13
- 1909 11
- 1857 9
- 1869 9
- 1875 9
- 1877 9
- 1832 7
- 1858 7
- 1867 7
- 1852 6
- 1865 6
- 1876 6
- 1878 6
- 1883 6
- 1853 5
- 1844 4
- 1866 4
- 1870 4
- 1880 4
- 1881 4
- 1825 3
- 1827 3
- 1829 3
- 1831 3
- 1864 3
- 1879 3
- 1882 3
- 1851 2
- 1859 2
- 1861 2
- 1871 2
- 1872 2
- 1818 1
- 1819 1
- 1823 1
- 1828 1
- 1836 1
- 1845 1
- 1849 1
- 1863 1
- 1873 1
- 1874 1
- 1925 1
Earliest Record Date
- 1918 81
- 1919 77
- 1921 68
- 1913 63
- 1912 55
- 1920 55
- 1898 53
- 1923 50
- 1914 48
- 1916 47
- 1855 45
- 1894 45
- 1910 44
- 1903 43
- 1924 41
- 1899 40
- 1922 39
- 1905 38
- 1888 36
- 1906 36
- 1917 36
- 1889 35
- 1891 35
- 1901 35
- 1915 35
- 1890 32
- 1902 32
- 1885 29
- 1893 27
- 1896 27
- 1904 27
- 1908 27
- 1911 27
- 1892 26
- 1886 25
- 1887 24
- 1895 23
- 1907 22
- 1884 20
- 1854 19
- 1909 19
- 1868 18
- 1900 17
- 1856 16
- 1897 16
- 1862 13
- 1869 11
- 1877 11
- 1857 10
- 1874 10
- 1875 10
- 1878 10
- 1883 9
- 1832 8
- 1876 8
- 1858 7
- 1865 7
- 1867 6
- 1880 6
- 1825 5
- 1852 5
- 1866 5
- 1871 5
- 1879 5
- 1882 5
- 1844 4
- 1853 4
- 1861 4
- 1870 4
- 1881 4
- 1827 3
- 1829 3
- 1831 3
- 1851 3
- 1864 3
- 1872 3
- 1873 3
- 1819 2
- 1843 2
- 1859 2
- 1860 2
- 0118 1
- 1817 1
- 1820 1
- 1821 1
- 1824 1
- 1826 1
- 1828 1
- 1836 1
- 1837 1
- 1841 1
- 1845 1
Latest Record Year
- 1919 80
- 1920 74
- 1921 67
- 1913 66
- 1898 61
- 1918 57
- 1914 52
- 1915 50
- 1924 49
- 1910 48
- 1855 44
- 1894 44
- 1912 43
- 1899 42
- 1903 42
- 1916 42
- 1922 41
- 1906 40
- 1917 39
- 1923 38
- 1889 37
- 1905 35
- 1891 34
- 1888 33
- 1890 32
- 1901 31
- 1893 29
- 1902 29
- 1885 28
- 1911 28
- 1886 24
- 1900 24
- 1904 24
- 1895 23
- 1887 22
- 1892 22
- 1908 22
- 1909 20
- 1854 19
- 1896 19
- 1907 18
- 1856 17
- 1868 17
- 1884 17
- 1862 13
- 1925 13
- 1897 11
- 1869 10
- 1876 10
- 1877 10
- 1926 10
- 1857 9
- 1878 9
- 1883 8
- 1858 7
- 1865 7
- 1867 7
- 1874 7
- 1875 7
- 1832 6
- 1879 6
- 1852 5
- 1853 5
- 1870 5
- 1871 5
- 1880 5
- 1881 5
- 1866 4
- 1873 4
- 1882 4
- 1927 4
- 1824 3
- 1825 3
- 1828 3
- 1829 3
- 1833 3
- 1844 3
- 1851 3
- 1859 3
- 1864 3
- 1872 3
- 1820 2
- 1826 2
- 1831 2
- 1861 2
- 1808 1
- 1818 1
- 1819 1
- 1834 1
- 1836 1
- 1845 1
- 1846 1
- 1860 1
- 1928 1
- 1931 1
- 1982 1
Court Name
- Douglas County District Court (Omaha Nebraska) 689
- King County Superior Court (Seattle Washington) 258
- Lancaster County District Court (Lincoln Nebraska) 230
- Us District Court For The Western District Of Washington (Seattle Washington) 129
- St Louis County Law Commissioners Court (St Louis Missouri) 105
- Third Judicial District Court For The Territory Of Washington (Seattle Washington) 100
- St Louis County Circuit Court (St Louis Missouri) 45
- Us District Court For The Omaha Division Of The District Of Nebraska (Omaha Nebraska) 45
- Marion County Circuit Court (Salem Oregon) 39
- Gage County District Court (Beatrice Nebraska) 32
- Second Judicial District Court For The Territory Of Washington (Tacoma Washington) 28
- Nebraska Supreme Court (Lincoln Nebraska) 22
- Adams County Court (Hastings Nebraska) 21
- First Judicial District Of Washington District Court (Walla Walla Washington) 21
- Us Circuit Court For The Omaha Division Of The District Of Nebraska (Omaha Nebraska) 19
- Us Circuit Court For The Western District Of Washington (Seattle Washington) 17
- Fourth Judicial District Court Of Washington Territory Spokane County (Cheney Washington) 15
- First Judicial District Court For The Territory Of Washington (Colfax Washington) 13
- Us Circuit Court For The Ninth District Washington (Seattle Washington) 11
- Us District Court For The Northern District Of Washington (Seattle Washington) 11
- District Court Of The United States District Of Washington (Port Townsend Washington) 9
- Us Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit (Omaha Nebraska) 8
- Oregon Supreme Court (Salem Oregon) 5
- United States District Court Western District Of Washington Northern Division (Walla Walla Washington) 5
- Us Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit (Seattle Washington) 5
- The Superior Court Of The State Of Washington For King County (Seattle Washington) 4
- Us District Court For The Lincoln Division Of The District Of Nebraska (Lincoln Nebraska) 4
- District Court Of Columbia County Washington Territory (Dayton Washington) 3
- 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
- District Court Of The United States District Of Alaska Court Room In The Town Of Sitka (Sitka Alaska) 2
- Fourth Judicial District Of The State Of Nebraska (Omaha Nebraska) 2
- Second Judicial Court For The Territory Of Washington (Montesano Washington) 2
- Us Circuit Court In And For The Northern District Of Iowa (Cedar Rapids Iowa) 2
- Atchison County District Court (Atchison Kansas) 1
- Bernalillo County District Court (Albuquerque New Mexico) 1
- District Court For The Territory Of Alaska Fourth Judicial District (Fairbanks Alaska) 1
- District Court Of The Fourth Judicial District Of Washington Territory (North Yakima Washington) 1
- District Court Of The United States District Of Alaska (Juneau Alaska) 1
- District Court Of The United States District Of Nebraska (Lincoln Nebraska) 1
- Douglas County District Court (Lawrence Kansas) 1
- Gage County Court (Beatrice Nebraska) 1
- Kansas Supreme Court (Lawrence Kansas) 1
- Maricopa County Superior Court (Phoenix Arizona) 1
- Monroe County Courthouse ( Illinois) 1
- Pierce County Jail (Tacoma Washington) 1
- Polk County Circuit Court (Dallas Oregon) 1
- Polk County Court (Dallas Oregon) 1
- Polk County District Court (Des Moines Iowa) 1
- Sarpy County District Court (Papillion Nebraska) 1
- Third Judicial District Court Of The Territory Of Washington (Coupeville Washington) 1
- U S 1st Judicial District Court (Portland Oregon) 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
Repository
- History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska) 718
- Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska) 517
- Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch (Bellevue, Washington) 359
- National Archives and Records Administration, Seattle Branch, Washington (Seattle, WA) (Seattle, Washington) 168
- Missouri State Archives-St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri) 150
- National Archives and Records Administration, Kansas City (Kansas City, Kansas) 73
- Washington State Archives, Eastern Regional Branch (Cheney, WA) (Cheney, Washington) 56
- Oregon State Archives (Salem, Oregon) 41
- Gage County District Court (Beatrice, Nebraska) 32
- Washington State Archives, Southwest Regional Branch (Olympia, WA) (Olympia, Washington) 20
- Washington State Archives, Northwest Regional Branch (Bellingham, WA) (Bellingham, Washington) 14
- Marion County Courthouse (Salem, Oregon) 4
- Alaska State Archives (Juneau, Alaska) 3
- Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records (Phoenix, Arizona) 2
- Kansas State Archives & Historical Society (Topeka, Kansas) 1
- New Mexico State Records Center and Archives (Santa Fe, New Mexico) 1
- Washington State Archives, Central Regional Branch (Ellensburg, Washington) 1
Type of Source
- Case File 1421
- Docket 846
- Journal 419
- Complete Record 57
- Index 30
- Digitized Case File 12
Length of Case File
- between 11 and 20 pages 589
- between 6 and 10 pages 425
- between 21 and 30 pages 192
- 5 or fewer pages 180
- between 31 and 40 pages 81
- between 51 and 75 pages 45
- between 41 and 50 pages 41
- between 76 and 100 pages 16
- between 101 and 150 pages 14
- no case file 10
- 201 or more pages 6
- between 151 and 200 pages 5
Points of Law Cited
- U.S. Const. amend. V. 17
- Immigration Act of February 5, 1917 11
- 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
- Mann Act 3
- Ordinance No. 9852 3
- Section 3 of the Act of Congress of March 26th, 1910, An Act to Amend An Act, entitled, An Act to Regulate the Immigration of Aliens into the United States 3
- Section No.1042 Revised Statutes 3
- U.S. Const. amend. IV. 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
- Act of Congress on March 3, 1875 2
- Article XVI of The Freeholders Charter, Seattle WA, October 1, 1890 2
- Dawes Act 2
- Enabling Act of 1889 2
- Ex parte Royal 117 U.S. 241 2
- Geary Act, 1892 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
- Indian Appropriation Act 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 608 of the Code of Oregon 2
- Section No. 1042 Revised Statutes 2
- United States v. Reese, 92 U.S. 214 2
- U.S. Const. amend. XIV. 2
- U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1. 2
- U.S. Const. amend. V. 2
- Volstead Act 2
- Wilcox v. Jackson, 13 Peters 498 2
- No Label 1
- “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 sale of timber land in the states of California, Oregon, Nevada, and in Washington Territory,” U.S. Congress, 3 June 1878 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 Care of Delinquent Children,” Idaho, 2 March 1905 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
- “An act to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery in the State of Washington and to license physicians and surgeons, to punish all persons violating the provisions of this act, and to repeal all laws in conflict therewith, and declaring an emergency” and its amendment consisting of sections 6284-6285-6286-6287-6288-6289-6290 and 6291 of Pierce’s Code of the State of Washington 1
- “An Act to regulation the treatment and control of dependent, neglected, and delinquent children,” 24 May 1907 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
- “Government and Protection of Indian Teachers” Title 28, page 369, sections 2111 and 2112 1
- “Private Contracts with Indians” Title 28, page 367, Chapter 2, Section 2103 1
- “section 5 of Rule 246 prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior for the government of the Indian office” 1
- #15 An ordinance prohibiting the smoking or inhaling of opium (circa. 1885 in Spokane Falls, WA) 1
- 1 Brightly, Dig p 426, 1, 8, 10, 17, 18, 25, 52, 62, 69, 102, 111 1
- 1 Op. Atty. Gen. 108 1
- 10 ann. Cas. 509 1
- 10 Stat. at Large, 277-8 1
- 103rd article of War 1
- 104 Pac. 296 1
- 104th Article of War 1
- 12 R. C. L., p. 1214-5 1
- 120 Am. St. Rep. 933, 88 Pac. 609 1
- 13 Op. Atty. Gen. p. 561 1
- 14 Ind. 479 1
- 14. Stat. at Large, 667 1
- 1429 of Hill’s Code 1
- 14th Amendment, Section 1 1
- 14th Amendment to Constitution 1
- 16 AM. Rep. 1. 8 R. C. L. Sec. 258, page 283 1
- 17 Am. Rep. 42 1
- 1787 Northwest Ordinance 1
- 1865 Treaty with the Winnebago 1
- 1875 Constitution of the State of Nebraska 1
- 188 U.S. 432 1
- 1899 Criminal Code of Alaska 1
- 19 Am. Dec. 546 1
- 19 Am. Rep. 211 1
- 1913 Session General Laws of Oregon, Chapter 153, Sections 1-3 1
- 1916 Compiled Statutes of the United States, Section 1706 1
- 1917 Immigration Act 1
- 1.H. Bla 569-611 1
- 2 Kent, Comm. 205 1
- 2 N.E. 29.; Commonwealth v. Emerson, 165 Mass. 146; Common v. Sisson, 60 NE 385; City of Chicago v. Netcher, 183 Ill. 104 1
- 20 Ann. Cas. 472 1
- 21 A. & E. Page 1075, Note 4. 1
- 21 Ann Cas. 465 1
- 22 Stat. at Large, 342 1
- 2292, Cobbey's Annotated Statutes of Nebraska 1909 1
- 24 Stat. 388 1
- 25 L. R. A. (N.S.) 172 1
- 28 Stat. 390; Way Tai, 96 Fed. 484; Section 25, of the Immigration Act of February 20, 1907 (Stat. pp. 898, 906); Section 179, R.S. U.S.; Executive order (No. 1783); In re Tsuie Shee, et al.; Brooke v. Covinggrove, 177 U.S. 459; Gody v. Pentland, 85 Pa. 22; U. S. v. Williams, 190 Fed. 898; 4 Stat. L. 197 1
- 29 Stat. 506 1
- 31 C. C.A. 403 1
- 32 L. R. A. 659 1
- 32 Law Edition, 274 Ex parte Nielsen, 131 U. S. 176, 33 L. Ed., 118 Ex parte Lange, 85 U. S., 163 21 Law Ed. 872 Ex parte Siebold, 100 U. S., 371, 25 Law Edition, 717 37 Texas Criminal Reports, 62 Section 37 of the Penal Code Section 138 of the Penal Code Section 215 of the Criminal Code Wharton Second Criminal Law, Sec. 1339 Re Eckart, 166 U. S., 481, 41 L. Ed., 1085 1
- 32 Pac. 197 1
People
- Smith, Robert (clerk) 291
- Steere, Jr., Asel (deputy) 104
- Redick, William A. 95
- Colvin, John W. 86
- Clark, Michael L. 83
- Estelle, Lee S. 80
- Neterer, Jeremiah 72
- Clark, Michael L. (sheriff) 69
- Sears, Willis G. 61
- Stewart, Willard E. 58
- Cushman, Edward E. 57
- Troupe, A. C. (Troup) 57
- White, Henry M. 55
- Hanford, Cornelius Holgate 54
- Humes, Thomas J. 51
- Crosby, Frank L. (Clerk) 49
- Cornish, Albert J. 47
- Scott, Cunningham R. 46
- Macfarland, John M. 44
- Fitzgerald, James M. (James J.) 43
- Frank, Albyn L. (clerk) 42
- Greene, Roger Sherman 42
- Cudihee, Edward (Cudahee) 41
- Brailey, Edwin F. 40
- Hoyt, R. C. (clerk) 40
- Bell, William R. 38
- 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
- McDonald, John W. 35
- Sickels, W. K. (Clerk) 35
- Woolery, James H. 35
- Dunn, Henry W. 34
- Koepfli, C. A. (Clerk) 34
- Magney, George A. 34
- Van Duesen, Charles H. (Van Deusen) 34
- Foster, Charles E. 33
- McGraw, John Harte (J. A. McGraw) 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
- Saunders, Robert C. 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
- Case, Otto A. (Clerk) 30
- 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
- Boyle, John M. (U.S. Marshal) 27
- Frater, Archibald Wanless 27
- Mcdonald, John W. (sheriff) 27
- Murphy, John Francis 27
- Seavey, James (Clerk) 27
- Sullivan, John J. 27
- Jamieson, William Nicholas (Jameson) 26
- Ronald, James Theodore 26
- Steere, Asel Jr. (deputy clerk) 26
- Jacobs, Orange 25
- Steele Jr., Asel [deputy] 25
- Day, George A. 24
- Day, L. B. 24
- Hyers, Gus A. (sheriff) 24
- Clark, Michael L. [sheriff] 23
- Gamble, Archibald (clerk) 23
- Griffin, Arthur E. 23
- Phizek, J. V. 23
- Allen, Clay 22
- Baker, E. (clerk) 21
- Felps, James A. 21
- Jones, Richard A. 21
- Power, John (sheriff) 21
- Smith, F. W. (Deputy) 21
- Bannick, Claude George (Claud) 20
- Beal, Henry (county attorney) 20
- Endres, M. L. (Sheriff) 20
- Fishburne, George P. 20
- Foster, W. A. 20
- Horrigan, Daniel H. (Daniel H. Harrigan) 20
- Steere, Asel Jr. (Deputy) 20
- Vanderveer, George F. (George T. Vanderveer) 20
- Zellars, Clyde B. (deputy sheriff) 20
- De Bruler, Ellis 19
- Grant, G. A. (Deputy) 19
- Halligan, O. P. 19
1876 results
Writ of habeas corpus for Sterling P. White, an important witness
- Earliest record date: October 12, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: appear to testify (ad testificandum)
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
W.M. Kirby vs. Territory of Washington
- Earliest record date: August 16, 1862
- Petition type(s): Carceral: murder
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Not in custody
William Smith vs. Territory of Washington
- Earliest record date: August 12, 1862
- Petition type(s): Carceral: grand larceny
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
William Smith vs. Territory of Washington
- Earliest record date: August 12, 1862
- Petition type(s): Carceral: grand larceny
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
W. M. Kirby vs. Territory of Washington
- Earliest record date: August 16, 1862
- Petition type(s): Carceral: murder
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Not in custody
Vincent Duncan vs. James Duncan
- Earliest record date: November 5, 1829
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: wrongful enslavement
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
Unknown
- Earliest record date: November 7, 1884
- Petition type(s): Carceral: cause unspecified
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
United States vs. Mathias Rose
- Earliest record date: December 3, 1819
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: wrongful enslavement
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
United States of America vs. Leonard Martin
- Earliest record date: May 1, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawfully soliciting business
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
United States of America v Aiken Salter
- Earliest record date: August 16, 1923
- Petition type(s): Carceral: selling and dealing narcotic drugs
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- 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 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
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 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
To Rolla Rose Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: April 23, 1825
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: wrongful enslavement | Interpersonal: kidnapping
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Thornton Kinney (of color) vs John F. Hatcher and Charles C. Bridges
- Earliest record date: October 7, 1851
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive slavery
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Dismissed
Thomas Reddington and Patrick Gallagher v. William Cochrane
- Earliest record date: September 15, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: first degree murder
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Thomas and Catherine Gilbert v. William Cochrane
- Earliest record date: May 2, 1888
- Petition type(s): Institutional: imprisoned for longer than term
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Territory of Washington V. Wilson D. Coyle
- Earliest record date: April 5, 1885
- Petition type(s): Institutional: imprisoned for longer than term | Carceral: assault with a deadly weapon
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Territory of Washington v. William C. Swartz
- Earliest record date: July 9, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: stole one cow
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
Territory of Washington v. Mary Ann and Adaline O'Neil
- Earliest record date: November 12, 1875
- Petition type(s): Carceral: vagrancy
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Territory of Washington v. George Woodard
- Earliest record date: July 5, 1887
- Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Territory of Washington v. George Grant
- Earliest record date: February 14, 1888
- Petition type(s): Carceral: infamous crime against nature with a beast
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
Territory of Washington v. Chin Chung. Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 10, 1882
- Petition type(s): Carceral: drug use | Carceral: opium use | Carceral: refusal or inability to pay fine
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
Territory of Washington v. Arlington and Johnson
- Earliest record date: January 23, 1885
- Petition type(s): Carceral: drug use
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
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
Sterling P. White v. John Cody
- Earliest record date: December 21, 1884
- Petition type(s): Carceral: manslaughter
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in 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
The State of Nebraska, upon the relation of Opal Rogers, Complaint, vs. Marshall Eberstein, Chief of Police of Omaha, Nebr. and Alta Berger, Matron and Superintendent of Omaha Detention Hospital, Eleventh and Dodge Sts., Omaha, Nebraka, Respondents.
- Earliest record date: September 16, 1920
- Petition type(s): Institutional: public health detention | Carceral: inmate of ill-governed house
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
The State of Nebraska, upon the relation of Mattie Cahill, Complainant, vs. Marshall Eberstein, Chief of Police of Omaha, Nebraska and Alta Berger, Matron and Superintendent of Omaha Detention Hospital, Eleventh and Dodge Streets, Omaha, Nebraska, Respondents.
- Earliest record date: September 16, 1920
- Petition type(s): Institutional: public health detention | Carceral: inmate of ill-governed house
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
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 Leon Angus vs. Felix J. McShane and Henry Schroeder
- Earliest record date: June 14, 1916
- Petition type(s): Carceral: vagrancy | Carceral: carrying a concealed weapon
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from 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
