Fort Madison State Penitentiary and Anamosa State Penitentiary, 1872-1907 and 1907-1917 for Hardin County, Iowa

from the Iowa, Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970

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Name and Prison Number

Crime

Term

Committed

Institution

Age

Nativity

Committments

Date of Expiration of Sentence, Discharge or Other
Glyndon, W.P., #2686 Murder, 1st Degree Life 4-12-1878 Ft. Madison 39 Ohio First 12-6-1886 Exp Sentence
Platts, H.A., #9989 Breaking & Entering Intent to Commit Larceny 10 yrs 1-3-1911 Ft. Madison 59 Wisconsin First 7-31-1910 Death
Johnson, J.S., #10026 Rape Life 8-5-1911 Ft. Madison 52 Illinois First

4-5-1912: Susp of Sentence; 8-27-15: Trans to Anamosa Insane #6697; 9-29-14: From Anamosa and Bel Con?; 8/4/11: Trans to Anamosa, Insane
Sherman, Howard, #10418 Murder, 1st Degree Life 10-1-1913 Ft. Madison 20 Iowa First 6-21-1921 Paroled
Morgan, Frank, #10404 and #7114 Malicious Destruction of Property 5 yrs 3-21-1913 Ft. Madison 30 Iowa Third Trans to Ft. Madison
Ott, George, #7115 Seduction 5 yrs 3-21-1913 Ft. Madison 20 Germany First 8-13-1915 Paroled
Himmel, J.E., #10613 Forgery 10 yrs 9-21-1914 Ft. Madison 48 Illinois First 8-23-1917 Paroled
Bruce, George W. #10820 Larceny in Night 10 yrs 9-15-1915 Ft. Madison 28 Missouri Second 9-19-1917 Death
Loughran, Lou, #10821 Aiding Industrial Schoolmate's Escape 5 yrs 9-15-1915 Ft. Madison 33 Iowa Second 3-21-1918 Paroled; 3-1-1924 Returned; 12-22-1924 Expiration of Sentence
Landfair, F.W., #11042 Larceny by Embezzlement 5 yrs 9-15-1915 Ft. Madison 35 Michigan Second 1-9-1918 Paroled
Brown, Wm., #11232 Mur 2nd Degree 10 yr 9-8-1917 Ft. Madison 33 N. Carolina None 8-20-1919 Paroled
Howard, E.D., #11233 Wife Desertion 1 yr 9-8-1917 Ft. Madison 45 New York None 6-7-1918 Expiration of Sentence
Latch, Geo., #11234 Assault to do Great Bodily Injury not listed 9-8-1917 Ft. Madison 42 Iowa First 7-27-1918 Expiration of Sentence
Baker, Amos, #1018 Robbery 20 yrs 5-21-1883 Anamosa 22 Pennsylvannia First 4-14-1896 Suspended Sentence
Wiley, James #3746 Assault with Intent to Commit Murder 10 yrs 9-8-1897 Anamosa 22 Iowa First Unknown
Madden, Thos., #4170 Robbery 3 yrs 1-16-1899 Anamosa 46 New York First 9-10-1900 Died
Franklin, Jos., #4171 Robbery 3 yrs 1-16-1899 Anamosa 23 Pennsylvannia First Unknown
Harper, Chas., #4172 Robbery 3 yrs 1-16-1899 Anamosa 34 Could be Iowa ? First Unknown
Armstrong, E., #4178 As Charged in the Indictment 3-1/2 yrs 1-30-1899 Anamosa 24 Wisconsin Second Unknown
Debe, M., #4278 Breaking & Entering 1 yr   Anamosa 17 Iowa First 8-11-1900 Expiration Sentence
Korte, Wm. H., #4279 Breaking & Entering 8 mos 9-5-1899 Anamosa 23 Indiana First 4-13-1900 Expiration Sentence
Hass, Jr., Fred #4280 Uttering a Forged Note 3 yrs 9-5-1899 Anamosa 39 Germany First 7-5-1900 Suspended by Gov Shaw
DeWitt, D.S., #4504 Forgery 2 yrs 9-10-1900 Anamosa 29 Iowa First

Unknown
Slater, Lon, #4505 Forgery 2 yrs 9-10-1900 Anamosa 29 Indiana First

Unknown
Wilson, Chester, #4686 Breaking & Entering 2 yrs 8-29-1901 Anamosa 23 Ohio Second 5-27-1903 Expiration of Sentence
Doyle, J. #4687 Burglary 4 yrs 8-29-1901 Anamosa 33 Michigan Third 10-27-1904 Expiration of Sentence
Clemons, M.O., #4748 Murder 2nd Degree 20 yrs 11-4-1901 Anamosa 31 Iowa First Unknown
Lane, James, #4798 Murder 2nd Degree 25 yrs 1-27-1902 Anamosa 65 England First 12-23-1908 Suspened Sentence; Trans from Ft. Madison admitted there 12/7/1899
Shaffer, Ed., #4944 Grand Larceny 1 yr 11-5-1902 Anamosa 20 Iowa First 2/20/1903 Suspended Sentence; 1st at Jefferson City, MO
Staly, Lee, #4945 Grand Larceny 1 yr 11-5-1902 Anamosa 25 Missouri Second 9-24-1903 Suspended Sentence
Ellis, Vern M., #5167 Breaking & Entering 15 mos 2-9-1904 Anamosa 19 Iowa First 3-19-1905 Expiration Sentence; 7-19-1907 Order of Court
Blydenburgh, E.S., #5168 Murder 1st Degree Life 2-9-1904 Anamosa 40 New York First Death, unknown disposition
Debe, Morton, #5191 Breaking & Entering in night time. Resorting to house of ill favor [?] for purposes of prostitution and [?] 3 yrs 3-29-1904 Anamosa 21 Michigan Second 10-8-1906 Expiration of Sentence
Mitchell, George, #5472 Larceny from the Person 6 mos 11-6-1905 Anamosa 34 Iowa Second 4-15-1906 Expiration of Sentence
Berry, Clifford Richard, #6461 Larceny 5 yrs 9-22-1910 Anamosa 20 Maryland Second 2-23-1923 Expiration Sentence; 6/25/1922 Returned; 4-22-1916 Paroled
Heller, Clarence, #6734 Larceny 5 yrs 10-3-1911 Anamosa 21 Illnois First 5-23-1913 Paroled; 6-22-1914 Final Discharge
Skinner, Lester, #7508 Larceny 5 yrs 11-16-1914 Anamosa 16 Kentucky Unknown 7-26-1917 Paroled
Bolt, Floyd, #7509 Larceny 5 yrs 11-16-1914 Anamosa 18 Illinois Unknown 1-5-1919 Expiration
Fay, Joseph L., #7742 Larceny from Person 15 yrs 9-15-1915 Anamosa 23 Illnois Unknown 10-29-1917 Paroled; 10-9-1920 Returned; 5-26-1926 Exp Sentence
Patterson, Carl, #7816 Assault to Rape 20 yrs 12-1-1915 Anamosa 24 Iowa First 10-25-1917 Paroled
Vascos, Antonio Danios, #7945 Larceny from Building, Daytime 5 yrs 4-21-1916 Anamosa 19 Mexico Unknown 10-23-1916 Suspension of Sentence
Lapaz, Michael, #7946 Larceny from Building, Daytime 5 yrs 4-21-1916 Anamosa 29 Mexico Unknown 10-23-1916 Suspension of Sentence
Drusty, Will, #7947 Larceny from Building, Daytime 5 yrs 4-21-1916 Anamosa 22 Iowa Unknown 1-12-1920 Expiration
Spain, Ed, #8180 Receiving Stolen Property 5 yrs 4-7-1917 Anamosa 31 Iowa First 6-11-1918 Paroled
Tanner, Roy, #8181 Receiving Stolen Property 5 yrs 4-7-1917 Anamosa 25 Iowa Second 11-10-1920 Expiration Sentence
McClure, Roy, #8188 Larceny by Embezzlement 5 yrs 4-17-1917 Anamosa 25 Iowa First

Unknown
Warner, Geo., #8279 Having Burglars Tools 15 yrs 9-24-1914 Anamosa 17 Iowa First 10-22-1920 Paroled