The picture on the right is of Thomas Tibbles, the journalist for the Omaha Herald who found two excellent lawyers by the names of A.J. Poppleton and John Webster to represent Standing Bear free of charge in his fight for freedom.
In this case, Standing Bear was the main focus. Nobody seems to recognize the three men who did the hard work to earn Standing Bear's freedom, as well as creating a turning point in Native American rights. It could very well be that the United States would still be mistreating Native Americans if it weren't for Standing Bear and his two outstanding lawyers. A.J. Poppleton and John Webster were the main reason that this case was seen by a judge and why it was won. Standing Bear may have been imprisoned for years had Thomas Tibbles not acquired two lawyers that went on to argue for the Ponca chief, stating he has the rights to habeas corpus. Habeas corpus is latin for "that you have a body." "A writ of habeas corpus is used to bring a prisoner or other detainee (e.g. institutionalized mental patient) before the court to determine if the person's imprisonment or detention is lawful." With that they appeared in front of Judge Dundy. With great courage, they fought and won the case for Standing Bear by arguing that the 14th Amendment applied to the chief, just like any other American citizen.