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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- Adult 9
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Cases
- In the Matter of the Application of Benjamin F. Dodd and Annie Dodd for Writ of Habeas Corpus on Behalf of Clara Blaire Dodd; Minnie Ray Dodd; Rose Allen Dodd, and Marvel Dodd, Minor Children of Petitioners 2
- In re application of Frank Kreishutz for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of a Petition of Harry Thompson, for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of application of Robert McCullough for writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of application of Ruth Christy by Robert E. Christy her parent and next friend for writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of application of Wade Gregory and Clarence J. Burress for writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Alson B. Cole for a writ of habeas corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of Alson B. Cole for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of Annie Davis, Clarence W. Davis, and Carrie B. Davis for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of C. S. Nelson for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Edgar I. Fuller father of Helen Dorothy Fuller for 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 Harry Chandler for a 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 Rasmus for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of Junichi Yamamoto for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the Matter of the Application of Leta Eshom, formerly Leta Bassett, for a writ of Habeas Corpus for Wilber Bassett, age 11 years, and Alma May Bassett, age 8 years 1
- In the matter of the application of Martin D. Reilly and Christy Reilly for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Mary Peterson for a writ of habeas corpus 1
- In the matter of the Application of Nettie Goodwin and George Armstrong 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 Sam Harris for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 1
- In the matter of the application of Samuel Goldsmith for a writ of Habeas Corpus for Michael Goldsmith 1
- State of Nebraska ex rel Agnes Donohue, et al. vs. Kittie F. Noonan, et al. 1
- State of Nebraska ex rel Richard Seward by Kittie F. Noonan, his next friend, etc. vs. Agnes Donohue, et al. 1
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Download JSON Download CSVDavis, Clarence W.
- Birth date: January 1, 1886
- Birth place: Illinois
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner
Peterson, Mary (Mary Kresovich)
- Birth date: August 16, 1886
- Birth place: Istria, Austria
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party
Christy, Robert E.
- Birth date: January 1, 1886
- Birth place: Pennsylvania
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner
Eshom, Leta
- Birth date: January 1, 1886
- Birth place: Nebraska, United States
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner
Gates, Cassius E.
- Birth date: January 1, 1886
- Birth place: Minnesota, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Dodd, Minnie Ray
- Birth date: June 26, 1886
- Birth place: Unknown
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Bound party
Boler, Thomas D.
- Birth date: January 1, 1886
- Birth place: Nebraska
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Respondent, holding party
Rasmus, Ella
- Birth date: January 1, 1886
- Birth place: Nebraska
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Bound party
Beal, Henry J.
- Birth date: January 1, 1886
- Birth place: Nebraska
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney, petitioner attorney, authority ordering detention
Flannagan, Edward (Rev. Father Edward Flannagan)
- Birth date: July 13, 1886
- Birth place: British Columbia
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Respondent, holding party
Wheeler, Mason
- Birth date: April 16, 1886
- Birth place: Nebraska, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney
Donohue, Agnes
- Birth date: January 1, 1886
- Birth place: Illinois
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: White, Irish
- Case role(s): Respondent, responding party, petitioner
Dodd, Rosa Allen
- Birth date: November 15, 1886
- Birth place: Unknown
- Sex: Female
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Bound party
