People
Meet the many people who argued for and against carceral, institutional, and interpersonal confinement in the petitions filed in County and District Courts throughout the American West over the long nineteenth century. Browse or search people by name, demographic characteristics, case role, and/or relationships described in each petition. Our encoding practice for people features data pulled from the available case files and in some instances additional data from supplemental sources is also included. Only people with case roles are indexed here, while all persons named in a case are listed on the case page. 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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Basic Search
Simply enter the word you wish to find and the search engine will search for every instance of the word in the journals. For example: Fight. All instances of the use of the word fight will show up on the results page.
Wildcard Searches
Using an asterisk (*) will increase the odds of finding the results you are seeking. For example: Fight*. The search results will display every instance of fight, fights, fighting, etc. More than one wildcard may be used. For example: *ricar*. This search will return most references to the Aricara tribe, including Ricara, Ricares, Aricaris, Ricaries, Ricaree, Ricareis, and Ricarra. Using a question mark (?) instead of an asterisk (*) will allow you to search for a single character. For example, r?n will find all instances of ran and run, but will not find rain or ruin.
Capitalization
Searches are not case sensitive. For example: george will come up with the same results as George.
Phrase Search
Searching for a specific phrase may help narrow down the results. Rather long phrases are no problem. For example: "This white pudding we all esteem".
Subsequent Searches
Because of the creative spellings used by the journalists, it may be necessary to try your search multiple times. For example: P?ro*. This search brings up numerous variant spellings of the French word pirogue, "a large dugout canoe or open boat." Searching for P?*r*og?* will bring up other variant spellings. Searching for canoe or boat also may be helpful.
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- Irish 18
- White 11
Cases
- Dennis Griffin v. Julia Sullivan and John Sullivan in a petition for writ of Habeas Corpus 2
- In the matter of application of Henry Patera for writ of Habeas Corpus 2
- State of Nebraska ex rel Agnes Donohue, et al. vs. Kittie F. Noonan, et al. 2
- State of Nebraska ex rel Richard Seward by Kittie F. Noonan, his next friend, etc. vs. Agnes Donohue, et al. 2
- Eugene Crowne v. James McAuliff 1
- Habeas Corpus of Rose Baker against Chief of Police of Seattle 1
- Harriet O'Grady, on behalf of Myrtle O'Grady, vs. Doctor J. N. Smith, Superintendent of the State Institution for Feeble Minded 1
- In matter of the application of Carol Williams for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In re application of John Sullivan for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In re application of Madge Weeks for writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In re application of Pete Wolf for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In re Application of Rosie Wise for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In Re Petition of Rose Baker for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of application of Effie Norland for writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of application of Fred Sailor for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of Application of John Suelling for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application for a writ of Habeas Corpus of W. W. Wingard 1
- In the matter of the application of Bernard Patrick Morris for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of C. F. Reed for Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Calorina Merales for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Ernest Hutchinson a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Frank G. Bevans for a writ of Habeas corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Fred Busch for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of George Brown for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of George E. Daniel for writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of George McBride for and on behalf of Margarie McBride for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Gustave Gunderson for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of H. J. Mann on Behalf of His Infant Daughter for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Harry E. Miller for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Henry Carlton for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of I. E. Spafford for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of James McDevitt for writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Jimmy Jardini alias Russell for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Joseph Bowers for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Lee Fong for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Maggie Summers for a Writ of Habeas Corpus for Samuel Summers 1
- In the matter of the application of Peter G. Lewis for writ of Habeas Corpus for Robert W. Bryant 1
- In the matter of the application of Pierce H. O'Dell for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Robert Ross for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Thomas Kerr for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of William E. Mullins for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the petition of Fritz Lee for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Petition of Joseph Mifford for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- Nora Sullivan v. Henry M. White 1
- 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. 1
- 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. 1
- Thomas and Catherine Gilbert v. William Cochrane 1
- Thomas Reddington and Patrick Gallagher v. William Cochrane 1
18 results
Download JSON Download CSVMcAuliff, James
- Birth date: January 1, 1828
- Birth place: Ireland
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White, Irish
- Case role(s): Respondent, holding party, responding party
Sullivan, John M.
- Birth date: May 1, 1822
- Birth place: Ireland
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White, Irish
- Case role(s): Respondent, responding party, holding party
Sullivan, Nora (Norah Sullivan)
- Birth date: N.D.
- Birth place: Ireland
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: Irish
- Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party
Fee, James (Sr.)
- Birth date: January 1, 1857
- Birth place: Wisconsin
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White, Irish
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Griffin, Dennis
- Birth date: January 1, 1848
- Birth place: Iowa
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White, Irish
- Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party
Moriarty, Margaret
- Birth date: January 1, 1876
- Birth place: Nebraska
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: White, Irish
- Case role(s): Respondent
Noonan, Fannie
- Birth date: January 1, 1848
- Birth place: New York
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: White, Irish
- Case role(s): Holding party, respondent, responding party
Thompson, George T.
- Birth date: January 1, 1846
- Birth place: Ireland
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Irish
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, respondent attorney
Sherry, Joseph
- Birth date: January 1, 1893
- Birth place: Illinois
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Irish
- Case role(s): Respondent, responding party, holding party
Morris, Bernard Patrick
- Birth date: August 21, 1892
- Birth place: Canada
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Irish
- Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party
McBride, George
- Birth date: January 1, 1869
- Birth place: Ireland
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White, Irish
- Case role(s): Petitioner
Mullins, Ella T.
- Birth date: January 1, 1857
- Birth place: Iowa
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: Irish
- Case role(s): Respondent, holding party, responding party
Crandall, Winnie
- Birth date: January 1, 1869
- Birth place: Michigan
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: White, Irish
- Case role(s): Respondent, responding party, holding party
Murray, Thomas B.
- Birth date: January 1, 1875
- Birth place: New York
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White, Irish
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, respondent attorney, responding party
Farrell, Cornelius
- Birth date: January 1, 1857
- Birth place: Wisconsin
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Irish
- Case role(s): Authority ordering detention
Cochran, William (Cochrane)
- Birth date: December 15, 1846
- Birth place: Ireland
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Irish
- Case role(s): Respondent, responding party, holding party
Donohue, Agnes
- Birth date: January 1, 1886
- Birth place: Illinois
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: White, Irish
- Case role(s): Respondent, responding party, petitioner
Holmes, George
- Birth date: January 1, 1864
- Birth place: Nebraska
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White, Irish
- Case role(s): Police magistrate, authority ordering detention, judge
