Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA Convict Reception Register 1903-1909 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. B2169 - William SWIFT, 27, 2nd conviction (assault & battery, Northumberland Co jail, 4 months), miner, parents living at age 16, married with 2 children, murder in 2nd degree, 10 years, sentenced 12/7/1903, received at penitentiary 1/20/1904 B2252 - Alfred BOWER, 30, 3rd conviction, Northumberland Co jail twice, miner, parents living at age 16, single, felonious rape, 8 years, sentenced 6/21/1901, rec’d 3/8/1904. Originally sentenced to 8 years in Northumberland Co jail. On 3/7/1904 court ordered transfer to ESP for remainder of sentence. B2282 - William DAWSON, 26, laborer, mulatto, parents living at age 16, single, felonious assault, 1 year 2 months, sentenced Dauphin Co 3/24/1904, rec’d 3/31/1904 B2386 - John HELLER, aka John LOBB or LOTT, 43, carpenter, parents living at age 16, married with 2 children, perjury, 3 years, sentenced Berks Co 6/16/1904, rec’d 6/22/1904 B2452 - Thomas THOMPSON, 39, railroad engineer, father living at age 16, widower with 1 child, murder in 2nd degree, 20 years, sentenced Schuylkill Co 9/12/1904, rec’d 9/17/1904. Died 8/4/1911. B2460 - Charles BETTS, 33, laborer, parents living at age 16, married, larceny, 1 year 7 months, sentenced Lycoming Co 9/13/1904, rec’d 9/20/1904 B2492 - Lewis FROMME Jr., 27, native of Illinois, miner, parents living at age 16, single, voluntary manslaughter, 9 years 6 months, sentenced 3/29/1903, rec’d 10/4/1903. Brother-in-law B2169 (William SWIFT) B2634 - David THOMAS, 24, 2nd conviction (was B1074, 2 years), laborer, father living at age 16, single, burglary & entering, receiving, breaking jail, 8 years, sentenced Union Co 1/9/1905, rec’d 1/16/1905 B2641 - William HALDEMAN, 29, driver, parents living at age 16, married, rape, 3 years, sentenced Dauphin Co 1/11/1905, rec’d 1/31/1905 B2795 - John McLAUGHLIN, 25, native of England, miner, parents dead at age 16, single, breaking & entering, larceny & receiving, 1 year 3 months, sentenced 5/1/1905, rec’d 5/5/1905 B2805 - Joseph THORLOWAY, 25, teamster, parents living at age 16, single, assault & battery with intent to ravish, 7 years, sentenced Columbia Co 5/2/1905, rec’d 5/11/1905 B2944 - Frank REED aka Theodore RUFFNER, 37, painter, mother living at age 16, single, larceny, sentenced Lycoming Co 9/11/1905, rec’d 9/22/1905 B2982 - Edward HAYES, 33, 4th conviction, was B1725) native of Virginia, rail( or sail) maker, parents living at age 16, divorced with 3 children, robbery & larceny, 21 years, sentenced 9/25/1905, rec’d 10/4/1905 B3131 - Margaret BROWN aka Annie JACOBS, 18, housework, mother living at age 16, single, larceny, 1 year 6 months, sentenced in Philadelphia 2/7/1906, rec’d 2/7/1906 B3138 - Harry WILLIAMS, 18, driver, parents living at age 16, breaking & entering, larceny & receiving, breaking jail, 10 years (5 bills), sentenced 5/9/1904, rec’d 2/12/1906 B3139 - Joseph O’BRIEN, 23, native of Philadelphia, laborer, father living at age 16, single, breaking & entering, larceny & receiving, breaking jail, 2 years 7 months (3 bills), sentenced 12/4/1905, rec’d 2/12/1906 B3196 - Al RABER, 23, native of Schuylkill Co, miner, parents living at age 16, aggravated assault & battery, robbery, 8 years, sentenced 4/2/1906, rec’d 4/3/1906 B3679 - George KRAMER, 19, laborer, parents living at age 16, single, burglary & larceny, 7 years, sentenced Chester Co 4/29/1907, rec’d 5/4/1907 B3825 - George GROSS, 40, DOB 3/21/1867, barber, parents living at age 16, married with 2 children, larceny, 1 year 6 months, sentenced Lycoming Co 9/11/1907, rec’d 9/19/1907 B4065 - William CONNELLY, 35, laborer, parents living at age 16, married with 1 child, conspiracy to violate election laws, 1 year 3 months, sentenced Luzerne Co 1/31/1908, rec’d 2/10/1908 B4400 - Eugene STRAUCER aka STRAUSSER, 29, DOB 12/22/1898, 3rd conviction, blacksmith, mother living at age 16, single, robbery, 4 years 6 months, sentenced 12/4/1907, rec’d 2/26/1908 B4417 - Charles LEE, 21, DOB 3/17/1886, miner, parents living at age 16, married with 9 children, robbery, 5 years, sentenced Snyder Co 2/7/1908. Rec’d 3/5/1908 B4189 - Frank MILLER, 33, 3rd conviction, laborer, parents living at age 16, single, larceny, 3 years, sentenced at Huntingdon Reformatory 12/3/1907, rec’d 4/20/1908 B4313 - William McCARTY, 18, DOB 8/11/1889, laborer, parents living at age 16, single, burglary, 2 years, sentenced Columbia Co 6/13/1908, rec’d 6/15/1908 B4524 - John LLOYD, 18, DOB 10/?/1889, 4th conviction, painter, mother living at age 16, single, breaking & entering, larceny, 2 years, sentenced 10/12/1908, rec’d 10/15/1908 B4658 - [illegible] LIGNASI, 21, DOB 2/14/1887, native of Austria, laborer, parents living at age 16, single, murder in 2nd degree, 19 years 6 months, sentenced 12/27/1908, rec’d 12/24/1908