Territory of Washington}
County of King}
In the District Court holding terms at Seattle
In the matter of the application of Sarah McDonough for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
To the Hon Richard A Jones Judge of said court
The above named Sarah McDonough on her own behalf would most respectfully show.
II That she is now unlawfully imprisoned detained confined and restrained of her liberty by Wm Murphy, Chief of Police of the City of Seattle in the City Prison of the said City of Seattle in the County and Territory aforesaid and has been so detained and imprisoned for the space of one day.
II II That the cause or pretense of said imprisonment according to the best of plaintiffs belief is a certain warrant of Commitment in words and figures as follows to wit:
II II II That the said imprisonment and restraint is illegal and that the illegality thereof consists in this:
II That the alleged offence for which the plaintiff is imprisoned as appears by said warrant of commitment is not a violation of any law of the United States of the Territory of Washington or of any ordinance of the City of Seattle
2 That said Justice N Soderberg had no jurisdiction over the defend said Sarah McDonough that the time of the pretended trial as alleged in said warrent of commitment
3 That the process and proceedings in the alleged cause against the plaintiff herein before said W. Soderberg was illegal without jurisdiction, contrary to law and void
Wherefore the plaintiff prays that a writ of Habeas Corpus be issued directed to the said Wm Murphy commanding him to produce and[?] have the body of the Plaintiff Sarah McDonough before your Honor at a time and place therein to be specified to do and receive what shall then be considered by your Honor Concerning her together with the time and cause of the imprisonment and detention of plaintiff and have then and there the said writ and that the plaintiff may be restored to her liberty and have each other and further relief as the court may be pleased to order
Sarah McDonough her X mark
