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Sarah McDonough v. William Murphy. Writ of Habeas Corpus

 

IN THE DISTRICT COURT,

Of the Third Judicial District of Washington Territory, holding Terms at Seattle, for the Counties of King and Kitsap.

HABEAS CORPUS

The People of the United States of America, to Wm Murphy Chief of Police of the City of Seattle W.T. Greeting the Sheriff of King County, Greeting:

We command you, that you have the body of Sarah McDonough by you imprisoned and detained as it is said, together with the time and cause of such imprisonment and detention, by whatsoever name said Sarah McDonough shall be called or charged, before the HON Richard A Jones ROGER S. GREENE, Judge of the aforesaid Court at his chambers in the Court House Seattle W.T. on May 26th 1888 at the hour of 10 30 oclock AM to do and receive what shall then and there be considered concerning the said Sarah McDonough And have you then and there this writ.

WITNESS THE HON. Richard A. Jones ROGER S. GREENE, Judge of said District Court, and the seal thereof this 25th day of May A.D. 1888

W.E. Ledgerwood JAMES SEAVEY Clerk.

By H.T. Hannon Deputy

Citation

Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “Sarah McDonough v. William Murphy. Writ of Habeas Corpus.” Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812-1924, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Accessed December 17, 2024. https://petitioningforfreedom.unl.edu/documents/item/hc.case.wa.0090.009

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