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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Cases
- Bertha Crader vs. F. W. Durbin and State of Oregon 2
- In the matter of the application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus for Mollie A. Calhoun, a minor 2
- In the matter of the application of Benjamin Wise for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 2
- In the Matter of the Application of Joe Lachapell for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 2
- In the Matter of the Application of Josephine Shelton formerly Josephine Matlock For a Writ of Habeas Corpus 2
- In the matter of the application of Samuel Jackson for a writ of Habeas Corpus 2
- In the matter of the Petition of Ardula M. Porter on behalf of Clara Barnes for writ of habeas corpus 2
- In the matter of the petition of F. W. G. Muller for a writ of habeas corpus 2
- Roy Stearns vs. R. R. Lee Steiner, Superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital 2
- Habeas Corpus of Ah Bow against Claude Bannick, Chief of Police 1
- Habeas Corpus of E. N. Roberts against Claude Bannick 1
- Habeas Corpus of J. R. Moore against Edward Cudihee Sheriff 1
- Habeas Corpus of James Dermott against Austin E. Griffiths (Chief of Police) 1
- Habeas Corpus of N. S. Randall against Chief of Police of City of Seattle 1
- Habeas Corpus of O. R. Blystone against Robert Hodge, Sheriff 1
- Habeas Corpus of Rose Baker against Chief of Police of Seattle 1
- Habeas Corpus of W. J. Harvey against Howard Shattuck shf. 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 the Matter of the application of Anna Elizabeth Krim for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of David S. Patterson for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of Edward Gregory for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of Elvie D. Kerby 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 Frances Hulm For a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of George Harrision For a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the Application of Gideon W. Morley for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of Ina Anderson, Plaintiff, vs. William Anderson and Nancy Anderson his wife and D. L. Anderson, Defendants, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of J. J. Blevins for writ a [sic 1
- In the Matter of the Application of Martin Von Schlosser for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of Nettie Patterson for and on behalf of W. Burlingame, for a writ of habeas corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of Oliver Lachapell for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of R. E. Berry for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of William M. Zook For a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Petition of Charles Houghton for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Petition of Hugh J. O'Neill for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Petition of Lee Suey, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Petition of Mrs. Duncan Ross for a Writ of Habeas Corpus for the body of her Son Hallie Sheldon 1
- Patrick Holland vs. Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner 1
22 results
Download JSON Download CSVLaChappelle, Joe (Lachapell)
- Birth date: January 1, 1847
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party
Ford, John T.
- Birth date: November 1, 1847
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Respondent, responding party, holding party
Holman, Glenn O.
- Birth date: May 1, 1852
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Kaiser, William Marion
- Birth date: February 10, 1853
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Richardson, Samuel Thurston
- Birth date: July 8, 1857
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Ross, Loretta (née Durbin)
- Birth date: November 17, 1857
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Petitioner
Slater, Woodson Taylor
- Birth date: November 18, 1858
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Gilliam, Mitchell
- Birth date: April 1, 1859
- Birth place: Oregon
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney, judge
Blevins, Thomas H. S.
- Birth date: January 1, 1863
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Bound party
McNary, John Hugh
- Birth date: January 31, 1867
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney, petitioner attorney
Martin, Carey F.
- Birth date: January 1, 1870
- Birth place: Unknown, Oregon
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Sewall, Russell Elgin
- Birth date: September 26, 1870
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Van Winkle, Isaac Homer
- Birth date: December 3, 1870
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney
Cannon, Anderson M.
- Birth date: November 22, 1871
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
McNary, Charles Linza
- Birth date: June 12, 1874
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney, petitioner attorney
McDevitt, Jr., Thomas B.
- Birth date: March 23, 1878
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Richardson, William Ellis
- Birth date: June 11, 1881
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, judge
Suey, Lee
- Birth date: January 30, 1885
- Birth place: United States, Oregon
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Asian
- Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party
Fee, James (Jr.)
- Birth date: January 1, 1890
- Birth place: Oregon
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
McGilchrist, Millar E.
- Birth date: January 1, 1893
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney
Shelton, Josephine (Josephine Matlock)
- Birth date: January 1, 1908
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Bound party
Carson, John H.
- Birth date: November 2, 1984
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney
