Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA Convict Reception Register 1897-1903 Record Group 15, PA State Archives, Harrisburg Northumberland County PA Archives Prisons.....Convict Reception Register 1897-1903, Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright. htmhttp://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Susan Marcus ************************************************ Northumberland County natives unless otherwise noted. Sentenced in Northumberland County unless otherwise noted. A9387 - William BISHOP, 20, thief, parents living at age 16, single, larceny & receiving, 3 years, transferred from Huntingdon Reformatory, sentenced 9/22/1896, received at penitentiary 10/18/1897 A9543 - Harvey KNOBLE, 24, laborer, parents living at age 16, married with 2 children, breaking & entering, sentenced Montour Co. 1/21/1898, rec’d 1/27/1898 A9704 - Raymond MOORE, 27, laborer, 7th conviction, parents living at age 16, single, assault & battery & burglary, 5 years, sentenced Chester Co. 4/29/1898, rec’d 5/2/1898. Brother in Northumberland Co. Prison for assault & battery A9985 - Henry F. NUSS, 56, Columbia Co native, laborer, parents living at age 16, married with 11 children, arson, sentenced Lycoming Co 12/2/1898, rec’d 12/15/1898. A9986 - Leroy NUSS, 28, laborer, parents living at age 16, married with 4 children, arson, 3 years 6 months, sentenced Lycoming Co. 12/2/1898, rec’d 12/15/1898. Cousin #3954, father #9985 A9991 - Melvin ST. CLAIR, 19, idle, single, larceny, sentenced 12/6/1898, rec’d 12/16/1898 B202 - Slater HEWBERRY, 28, laborer, parents living at age 16, married with 1 child, assault & battery to kill, 2 years, sentenced Lycoming 6/7/1899, rec’d 6/20/1899 B648 - Samuel J. NEISWENDER, 35, farmer, mother living at age 16, married with 2 children, larceny as bailee, 2 years, sentenced Carbon Co 6/14/1900, rec’d 7/5/1900 B710 - Eugene STRAUSSER, 22, blacksmith, mother living at age 16, single, burglary & larceny, 4 years, sentenced 9/25/1900, rec’d 10/5/1900. Cousin #9772 B730 - Frank VENASKI, 21, miner, parents living at age 16, single, rape, 5 years, sentenced Dauphin Co 9/27/1900, rec’d 10/16/1900 B744 - Charles EISENHART, 36, porter, parents living at age 16, single, larceny, 1 year, sentenced Montour Co 10/16/1900, rec’d 10/22/1900 B1074 - David THOMAS 22, laborer, father living at age 16, burglary, 2 years, sentenced Lycoming Co 9/6/1901, rec’d 9/17/1901 B1132 - Clarence LUDWIG, 23, laborer, father living at age 16, single, felonious entry, 1 year, sentenced Dauphin Co 9/23/1901, rec’d 10/8/1901 B1163 - Anna May DERR, 17, no trade, father living at age 16, single, arson, 2 years 8 months, sentenced in Philadelphia 11/1/1901, rec’d 11/1/1901 B1407 - John CONNORS, 40, laborer, father living at age 16, single, murder in 2nd degree, 20 years, sentenced Luzerne Co 4/25/1902, rec’d 5/13/1902 B1500 - Daniel MOORE, 34, laborer, parents living at age 16, single, larceny, 1 year, sentenced Columbia Co 9/2/1902, rec’d 9/8/1902 B1525 - Joseph GEIST, 24, laborer, parents dead at age 16, single, burglary & larceny, 6 years, sentenced Northampton Co 9/8/1902, rec’d 9/16/1902 B1595 - Daniel RYAN, 32, laborer, parents living at age 16, single, burglary, sentenced Carbon Co 10/14/1902, rec’d 10/22/1902 B1630 - Thomas TORTIFF, 30, barber, parents living at age 16, married, larceny, 2 years, sentenced Lehigh Co 10/29/1902, rec’d 11/6/1902 B1658 - J. F. DOCKEY, 40, laborer, parents living at age 16, married with 6 children, forgery, 7 years (7 bills), sentenced Perry Co 11/20/1902, rec’d 11/28/1902 B1704 - Joseph GULICK, 31, laborer, father living at age 16, married with 2 children, larceny & receiving, 1 year 6 months, sentenced Union Co 1/13/1903, rec’d 1/13/1903 B1809 - John S. GULICK, 34, laborer, parents living at age 16, single, murder, life, sentenced 3/25/1903, rec’d 3/27/1903 B1903 - A. J. METCALFE, 32, laborer, parents living at age 16, single, larceny, 2 years, sentenced Lycoming Co 6/2/1903, rec’d 6/17/1903 B1943 - Jacob GEARHARDT, 40, native of Germany, carpenter, mother living at age 16, widower with 4 children, murder, life, sentenced 7/21/1903, rec’d 7/29/1903. Died 10/18/1908. B1976 - Albert BOYD, 32, miner, parents living at age 16, married with 4 children, highway robbery, 3 years, sentenced Columbia Co 9/9/1903, rec’d 9/18/1903 B2092 - Charles SMITH alias Harry O. WATTS, 25, teamster, parents living at age 16, married with 3 children, larceny, 1 year 6 months, sentenced Lycoming Co 12/2/1903, rec’d 12/14/1903