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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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Case Roles
- petitioner attorney 443
- respondent attorney 175
- judge 27
- petitioner 22
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- responding party 9
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- chief justice 1
Birth Place
- Unknown 448
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- Adult 471
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Relationships
- attorney with 522
- judged by 499
- attorney against 457
- attorney for 450
- opposing attorney to 280
- represented by 31
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- jailed by 5
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- in the temporary custody of 2
- relative of 2
- sibling of 2
- court-appointed guardian of 1
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Cases
- In the Matter of the Application of Flora Ohler for a writ of Habeas Corpus 8
- In the matter of the application of Helen Ruth Kelley for a writ of Habeas Corpus 8
- In the Matter of the Application of Herman Granger for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 8
- In the matter of the application of John E. Foye for Habeas Corpus 7
- In the Matter of the Application of John P. Whitney for a writ of Habeas Corpus 7
- In the matter of the application of Ray Raymond for a writ of habeas corpus 7
- In the matter of the application of Thomas Walton for a writ of Habeas Corpus 7
- State of Nebraska ex rel Agnes Donohue, et al. vs. Kittie F. Noonan, et al. 7
- In the matter of the application of Charles W. Willard for a writ of habeas corpus 6
- In the matter of the application of Goldie Abbott for a writ of habeas corpus 6
- In the matter of the Application of John Wilken for a Writ of Habeas Corpus` 6
- In the matter of the application of Leonard Kephart for a writ of Habeas Corpus 6
- In the Matter of the application of Louis M. Cohn for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 6
- In the Matter of the Application of Marie Allen, next friend of Walter H. Pilger Allen, a minor, for a writ of habeas corpus 6
- Charles Gahres and Martha J. Gahres v. Isabella Sutton and W. H. Barrett 5
- In Re Application of Russell and Nettie Watson for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In re-application of Edna Lambert for Writ of Habeas Corpus vs. W. G. Seeley and Mrs. W. G. Seeley, his wife 5
- In the Matter of a Petition of Harry Thompson, for a writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the matter of application of Sunny Luckey alias Charles Edwards for writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the matter of the application of A. B. Burks for a writ of habeas corpus 5
- In the Matter of the Application of Addaline A. Wilson and Oliver Perry Wilson for a writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the Matter of the Application of Albert Rhude for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the matter of the application of Alson B. Cole for a writ of habeas corpus 5
- In the Matter of the Application of Annie Davis, Clarence W. Davis, and Carrie B. Davis for a writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the matter of the application of Belden Finley for writ of Habeas Corpus for Verne A. Finley 5
- In the matter of the application of Benjamin Wise for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the Matter of the Application of Chin Quock Wah for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the matter of the application of Edith Uhling, for a writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the matter of the Application of Edward Shelmidine and Mrs. Edward Shelmidine, for a writ of habeas corpus 5
- In the matter of the application of Frank G. Bevans for a writ of Habeas corpus 5
- In the Matter of the Application of Frank Skipton, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the Matter of the Application of Gerhardt Pothoff for a writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the matter of the application of Indian, Peters, for a writ of habeas corpus 5
- In the matter of the application of Jacob H. Blessing for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the matter of the application of James E. Warden for a writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the matter of the application of Jennie Miller Powers for a writ of Habeas Corpus vs Mary Elizabeth Miller and R.J. Miller her husband 5
- In the Matter of the application of L. L. Lindsey for a writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the Matter of the Application of Mike Indovino, for a writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the Matter of the Application of Nick Arrigo for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the matter of the application of Theodore G. Clark, for a writ of habeas corpus 5
- In the matter of the application of Thomas W. Van Sciever for a writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the Matter of the Application of William G. Clarke, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the matter of the application of Wong Yuen for a writ of habeas corpus 5
- In the Matter of the Application of Wu Kao (Ng Go) for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- In the matter of the petition of Sarah B. Leray for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 5
- Jennie Miller Powers v. Mary Elizabeth Miller and R. J. Miller 5
- In the matter of the application of Yvonne La Fevre and Georgette Normand 4
- Chung Him and Seid Yam v. Henry M. White 4
- Habeas Corpus of A. H. Hubbard against Claude Bannick Chief of Police 4
- Habeas Corpus of Adolph A. Gust against Edward Cudihee as Sheriff 4
- Habeas Corpus of Charles L. Swan against Austin Griffiths 4
- Habeas Corpus of Herbert Wolff against Edward Cudihee, Sheriff 4
- Habeas Corpus of Joseph H. Abbott against A. E. Griffiths Chief Police 4
- Habeas Corpus of Lawrence Holland by Margaret Holland against Edward Cudihee 4
- Habeas Corpus of Tony Sullivan et al against Claude Bannick Chf. of Pol. 4
- Habeas Corpus of Vernon Lee Goldy + Lucille Goldy against L. M. Lang et al 4
- Habeas Corpus of W. S. Matthews against Maria Matthews + House of the Good Shepherd 4
- In re application of June Bent for writ of habeas corpus 4
- In Re Application of William Hayes for Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In Re: Ex Parte - Turner Jackson Petitioner for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of J.H. Foster for Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the Matter of John W. Hall for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the Matter of the application of Abel M. Perry for writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of Antonio Pusateri, for a writ of habeas corpus 4
- In the matter of the Application of Archibald S. Jones for a writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of Celia Berg O'Neill for a writ of habeas corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of Charlie Giarratano, for a writ of habeas corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of CHIN HING, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. 4
- In the matter of the application of Frances Palmer for writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of Frank D. Soverign in the Matter of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of George W. Davis for a writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of George W. Loomis for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of Gin Kato for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of H. A. Reese for a writ of Habeas Corpus for & on behalf of Grant Willoby 4
- In the Matter of the Application of H. J. Mann on Behalf of His Infant Daughter for Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of Harm Dirksen, for writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of Helen J. Holman for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of Henry Neal for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of Himan Klimax for a writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of J. P. Black for Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of Jacob Penner, for a writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of James R. Burleigh for a writ of habeas corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of James Shay for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of John Reilly for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of Jos. Winterhalter for a writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of Joseph Boulting for a writ of habeas corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of Joseph DeKlotz for a writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of Jow Mun Fuey for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of Junichi Yamamoto for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of Lavinia R. Heron for writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the Application of Mabel Sanderson Best, formerly Mabel Sanderson, for a writ of habeas corpus, for Isabel Sanderson, a minor, of the age of twelve years 4
- In the matter of the application of Mamie S Gipson and Cora Mafall for a writ of habeas corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of Mark J. Wilber for Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of Mike Goldman for writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of Molly M. Martin in behalf of her minor son Earl S. Martin for a writ of habeas corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of Ng Key Tung for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of O. V. Lawson for Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the matter of the application of Rasmus Oleson for a writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the Matter of the Application of Sam Gum, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
- In the Matter of the application of Susan M. Horn the mother and natural guardian of Nora E. Horn and Rapsie Horn for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 4
522 results
Bird, Gustavus A. (G.A. Bird)
- Birth date: June 15, 1789
- Birth place: Unknown
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Glover, Samuel Taylor
- Birth date: March 3, 1813
- Birth place: Kentucky, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Estabrook, Experience
- Birth date: April 13, 1813
- Birth place: New Hampshire
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney
George, Wyatt A.
- Birth date: January 1, 1819
- Birth place: Indiana
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, respondent attorney
Richardson, John Crowley
- Birth date: March 16, 1819
- Birth place: Kentucky, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Kribben, Christian
- Birth date: January 1, 1821
- Birth place: Germany
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Reynolds, Thomas Caute
- Birth date: October 11, 1821
- Birth place: South Carolina, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney, petitioner attorney
Sapp, William Fletcher
- Birth date: November 24, 1824
- Birth place: Ohio
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Sharpstein, Ben L.
- Birth date: January 1, 1828
- Birth place: New York
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney, petitioner attorney
Burke, Patrick Emmet
- Birth date: January 1, 1830
- Birth place: Unknown
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Caton, Nathan Thomas (Caten)
- Birth date: January 1, 1833
- Birth place: Maine
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, respondent attorney
Chandler, George
- Birth date: January 6, 1835
- Birth place: Vermont, United States
- Sex: Unknown
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Struve, Henry G.
- Birth date: November 17, 1836
- Birth place: Germany
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, petitioner
Ross, E. C.
- Birth date: January 1, 1838
- Birth place: Ohio
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Judson, John Paul
- Birth date: May 6, 1840
- Birth place: Prussia
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Sawyer, Andrew J.
- Birth date: January 1, 1844
- Birth place: Illinois, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney, petitioner attorney, petitioner
Thompson, George T.
- Birth date: January 1, 1846
- Birth place: Ireland
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Irish
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, respondent attorney
Connell, William J.
- Birth date: July 6, 1846
- Birth place: Canada
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney, petitioner attorney
Collier, Needham C.
- Birth date: January 1, 1847
- Birth place: Georgia
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Shepard, Charles E.
- Birth date: March 1, 1848
- Birth place: New York
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Bignold, Lewis B.
- Birth date: February 17, 1851
- Birth place: England
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White, English
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Anderson, Ross P.
- Birth date: January 1, 1853
- Birth place: Ohio, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Respondent 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
Thompson, Will H. (William Henry Thompson)
- Birth date: December 14, 1853
- Birth place: Ohio
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, judge
Gilman, Luthene Claremont (L. C.)
- Birth date: January 28, 1857
- Birth place: United States, Maine
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, respondent attorney
Redick, Charles R.
- Birth date: April 13, 1857
- Birth place: Nebraska
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, petitioner, bound party
Richardson, Samuel Thurston
- Birth date: July 8, 1857
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Wiley, John
- Birth date: October 22, 1857
- Birth place: Iowa
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, respondent attorney
Giltner, Roscoe Rush
- Birth date: October 25, 1857
- Birth place: Pennsylvania, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Burleigh, Andrew Faulk
- Birth date: January 7, 1858
- Birth place: United States, Pennsylvania
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Ballinger, Richard A.
- Birth date: July 9, 1858
- Birth place: Iowa, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Slater, Woodson Taylor
- Birth date: November 18, 1858
- Birth place: Oregon, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Graves, Frank H.
- Birth date: June 15, 1859
- Birth place: United States, Illinois
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Burtenshaw, Luther L.
- Birth date: November 1, 1862
- Birth place: Missouri
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Morning, William McClellen
- Birth date: June 23, 1863
- Birth place: Pennsylvania, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Judge, petitioner attorney, respondent attorney
Greene, Robert J.
- Birth date: January 1, 1864
- Birth place: Ohio, United States
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, respondent attorney
Wiestling, Frank Beecher
- Birth date: April 1, 1865
- Birth place: Pennsylvania
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, respondent attorney
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
Revelle, Thomas P.
- Birth date: January 1, 1868
- Birth place: United States, Maryland
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney, 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
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
Vanderveer, George F. (George T. Vanderveer)
- Birth date: January 1, 1875
- Birth place: Iowa
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
Murphy, John Francis
- Birth date: October 10, 1876
- Birth place: Maine
- 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
Emery, Charles D.
- Birth date: May 16, 1878
- Birth place: Unknown
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Respondent attorney, petitioner attorney, authority ordering detention
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
Dore, John Francis
- Birth date: December 11, 1881
- Birth place: United States, Massachusetts
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
O’Sullivan, Eugene D. (E. D.)
- Birth date: January 1, 1884
- Birth place: Kansas
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: White
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, respondent attorney
Jamieson, William Nicholas (Jameson)
- Birth date: November 12, 1885
- Birth place: Grand Island, Nebraska
- Sex: Male
- Race or ethnicity: Unknown
- Case role(s): Petitioner attorney
