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Imprisoned Lincoln Officials Noted for Obedience to Law
Nebraska mayor and Lincoln councilmen were jailed in Omaha in 1887 after defying a federal order to remove a corrupt police judge. The ensuing conflict drew wide attention as they challenged the U.S. circuit court, faced fines, and were involved in a dramatic transfer to the Douglas County jail before the Supreme Court voided the lower court’s actions and freed them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Omaha
United States
Lincoln
Douglas County
United States Court
Law and Order League
Andrew J. Sawyer
Sawyer
Edward P. Roggen
Andrew J. Cropsey
Lorenzo W. Billingsley
Lewis C. Pace
Granville Ensign
William J. Cooper
Joseph %. Briscoe
James Dailey
John Frans
Robert B. Graham
Henry H. Dean
Fred A Hovey
John M. Burks
Welson C. Brock
Billingsley
Briscoe
Pace
St. Leuis
David F. Brewer
Federal Circuit Court
Vershal
United States Circuit Court
Lincoln, Neb
P. H. Cooper
H. J. Whitmore
A. J. Sawyer
Marshal Cooper
Whitmore
N. C. Brock
I. S. Dundy
Hastings
Andrews
Ensign
Brewer
Burks
Cooper
Ater
Dundy
Supreme Court
Coburn
Joe Miller
Miller
United States Supreme Court
Federal
Cleveland
Thayer
Douglas County Court House