Green’s Dictionary of Slang

to imprison.

1938		Pittsburgh Courier (PA) 14 May 11/1: Freddie James [...] was hoosgowed the other near dawn for driving [...] without a license.
1942		W. Winchell On Broadway 3 Mar. [synd. col.] The dentist was promptly hoosegowed also.
1952		news story 4 Jan. quoted in C. Allen Concentration Camp , U.S.A. (1969) 42: Spies and saboteurs are to be hoosegowed at the old airport west of town in the event of war.
1957		(con. 1923) B. Hecht Charlie 69: Weber was hoosegowed.