News of Lawless Citizens, Allen Co., Indiana

1876

Fort Wayne Daily News (FWDN)
Fort Wayne Sentinel (FWS)
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel (FWWS)

• 14 Jan 1876 Allen County Record. A List of Prisoners sent to the Penitentiary during Mr. Hance's Administration. During the last two years of the late Sheriff Hance's administration, the following prisoners, with their crimes, dates of conviction and terms of imprisonment have been sent to the Michigan City prison. (FWDN)

  John Burns, convicted of larceny, Nov 7, 1872, sentenced to one-year imprisonment.
  Louis Hibler, murder, Jan 11, 1873, for life.
  Daniel E. Brown, larceny, Jan 22, 1873, two years.
  Joseph Marshall, robbery, Feb 7, 1873, two years.
  John Kessler, larceny, Apr 11, 1873, two years.
  Michael Dougherty, petit larceny, Apr 15, 1873, one year.
  Frank Swan, assault with attempt to rape, Apr 17, 1873, two years.
  George Graham, grand larceny, May 7, 1873, five years.
  James Baker, assault and battery with intent to kill, May 10, 1873, two years.
  Leander Warden, goods under false pretenses, Jul 10, 1875, two years.
  George Watson, burglary, Jul 11, 1873, five years.
  Thomas Burke, burglary, Jul 12, 1873, five years.
  Francis Smith, burglary, Jul 12, 1873, two years.
  Abel R. peck, larceny, Sep 9, 1873, one year.
  John Albaugh, grand larceny, Sep 10, 1873, two years.
  William Layne, grand larceny, Sep 11, 1873, two years.
  Henry Hays, grand larceny, Sep 11, 1873, two years.
  Frederick Arnold, grand larceny, Sep 11, 1873, two years.
  Ulysses S. Green, alias Mack, grand larceny, Oct 13, 1873, two years.
  Lewis Smith, larceny, Oct 14, 1873, one year.
  Frank Kelly, grand larceny. Nov 6, 1873, one year.
  Davis Robinson, grand larceny, Nov 14, 1873, three years.
  Charles woodruff, grand larceny, Nov 14, 1873, three years.
  Alexander Fox, grand larceny, Nov 14, 1873, three years.
  James Hughes, grand larceny, Nov 15, 1873, two years.
  William Farmington, grand larceny, Dec 13, 1873, two years.
  Charles Elliott, grand larceny, Jan 13, 1874, two years.
  Henry Brown, larceny, Jan 13, 1874, one year.
  Frederick Baker, grand larceny, Jan 15, 1874, one year.
  George Ling, grand larceny, Feb 19, 1874, two years. New trial granted and prisoner acquitted.
  Frank A. Smith, goods on false pretenses, Feb 19, 1874, two years.
  Edward Ballouf, arson, Mar 11, 1874, one year.
  Charles Stover, grand larceny, Mar 12, 1874, one year.
  Michael NcNulty, larceny, Apr 22, 1874, two years.
  Martin Flaugherty, robbery, May 12, 1874, three years.
  Timothy Lessor, larceny, May 12, 1874, three years.
  John Harris, larceny, May 15, 1874, three years.
  Ira Thompson, larceny, May 22, 1874, two years.
  Edward Duffy, grand larceny, Aug 7, 1874, two years.
  James Smith, assault and battery with intent to kill, Aug 12, 1874, two years.
  Edward Shoaff, grand larceny, Aug 12, 1874, three years.
  John Franks, rape, Aug 12, 1874, three years.
  Charles A. Howard, grand larceny, Oct 16, 1874, two years.
  Peter Votre, grand larceny, Dec 15, 1874, two years.
  Phillip Dequinn, grand larceny, Dec 15, 1874, two years.
  Daniel W. Emmons, grand larceny, Dec 18, 1874, two years.
  James Andrews, grand larceny, Dec 30, 1874, two years.
  Elisha Jourdon, robbery and grand larceny, Mar 10, 1875, one year.
  Charles A. Washburn, grand larceny, Mar 12, 1875, one year.
  Vernon Mobley, grand larceny, Jun 12, 1875, two years.
  John Burns, larceny, Jun 18, 1875, one year.
  Franklin Roysler, grand larceny, Jul 12, 1875, two years.
  John Sealander, grand larceny, Jul 12, 1875, one year.
  John Kressler, grand larceny, Jul 12, 1875, one year.
  John Rankin, grand larceny, Jul 13, 1875, one year.
  Amos Climson, grand larceny, Jul 14, 1875, one year.
  James Mahan, grand larceny, Jul 21, 1875, three years.
  Charles Murray, grand larceny, Jul 22, 1875, two years.
  John W. Pennington, grand larceny, Sep 10, 1875, one year.
  Michael Daugherty, larceny, Sep 27, 1875, one year.
  Charles Krout, murder, Nov 23, 1875, twenty-one years.
  Emanuel Circle, grand larceny, Nov 30, 1875, two years.
  William Albertson, grand larceny, Dec 3, 1875, three years.
  Ellsworth Connolly, grand larceny, Dec 3, 1875, two years.
  John Kelly, grand larceny, Dec 13, 1875, one year.
  Henry Brown, grand larceny, Dec 13, 1875, three years.
  William Finn, grand larceny, Dec 14, 1875, one year.

• 11 Jan 1876 Dan Gibbs stole a lap robe. He was sentenced this morning to the penitentiary for one year. John Leighton stole an overcoat from John Lehr and two years was assigned to him in the penitentiary. (FWDN)
• 12 Jan 1876 William Smith was this morning sentenced to the penitentiary for two years for larceny. (FWDN)
• 17 Jan 1876 Martin Flaugherty and Michael McNulty whose names appeared in the list yesterday as prisoners sent to the penitentiary were granted new trials and their cases dismissed. We readily make this correction. (FWDN)

• 01 Mar 1876 A man named Stiles goes to the penitentiary for three years for attempting a horrible crime on a little girl at Garrett City. (FWDN)

• 18 Apr 1876 Yesterday, Henry Waldebaum received his final sentence of two years in the penitentiary and this morning Sheriff Wise conveyed him to Michigan City. (FWDN)

• 17 May 1876 There are 575 convicts in the Michigan City penitentiary on Saturday, 125 more than employment can be afforded to. (FWWS)
• 30 May 1876 Wall was taken to the penitentiary at Michigan City to serve a life sentence for murder committed ten months ago. (FWS)

• 19 Jun 1876 This morning in the criminal court Charles H. Clark the horse thief plead guilty to the charges of grand larceny and was sentenced to the penitentiary for three years, Lewis Abbot of Hesse Cassel wheat thief was sentenced to one year and Frank Emerson for petit larceny one year. (FWDN)
• 19 Jun 1876 Frank Emerson was this morning sentenced to one year in the penitentiary for petit larceny. (FWS)

• 11 Aug 1876 Cyrus Nolan who was sent to the penitentiary in 1864 for participating in robbery and attempted murder of the Krouse family in St. Joseph Township has just regained his liberty having served out his term of 12 years. He is now in the city. (FWS)
• 23 Aug 1876 John Burns was arrested today for stealing a watch. Burns got out of the penitentiary only a few weeks ago. (FWS)

• 22 Sep 1876 The following sentences to the penitentiary in accordance with the verdicts rendered: John Burns, three years; John Ryan, two years; Richard Reichstein, one year, all for grand larceny. (FWS)

• 12 Oct 1876 Ellmore the horse thief was safely caged in the penitentiary at Michigan City yesterday. (FWDN)

• 26 Dec 1876 Leonard the young man who "nipped" a few things from Foster Bros. & Co. sometime ago was found guilty in the criminal court on Saturday and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. (FWDN)