Joliet Prison Convict Register Index
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[Habits Parents Living or Age of Prisoner when
Parents Died
POB - Father
POB - Mother
Left Home Aged
Conjugal/ Children
How & When Discharged
Sept 1 1855
1816
L?tt??g
George
Jo Daviess
Robbery 1 1/2 years
30
5' 3"
light
blue
light brown
Germany
Book Maker
no church
can read & write
has drank to excess
Parents in Germany
single
March 5, 1857 discharged
Mar 17 1888
8732
La Boin
Henry
Iroquois
Burglary & Larceny 1 yr
22
5ft 7
145
Dark
Hazel
Dark
France
Laborer
None
R&W 3 yrs
Abstinent
Mother living Father died age 7
France
France
22
Single
Feb 17 1889
Mar 17 1887
8200
La Due
William
DeKalb
Horse Stealing 5 yrs
20
5ft 8 1/4
150
Med Dark
Brown
Brown
Illinois
Laborer
2nd term 5784
Methodist
Common 8 yrs
Moderate
Yes
New York
Michigan
11
Single
Died May 15 1887
Nov 5 1885
7302
La Montague
Edward
Cook
burglary, 1 yr
39
5'6 1/2"
150
med sandy
blue
brown
Canada
carpenter
Catholic
illiterate
intemperate
mother living, father 37 yrs
Canada
do
19
single
Jul 27 1888
May 20 1848
719
La San
Franklin
Bureau
larceny - 1 yr
22
5'5"
grey
brown
? (lived in IL 5 yrs)
farmer
Catholic
can't read/write
temperate
mother at Prairie Du Chien
single
Feb 3, 1892
May 21 1848
721
La San
John R.
Bureau
larceny - 1 yr
20
5"7"
light
blue
brown
Canada (in IL 5 yrs)
farmer
Catholic
can't read/write
temperate
mother at Prairie Du Chien
married, no children
Apr 6 1890
May 21 1848
720
La San
Joseph
Bureau
larceny - 1 yr
57
5'4 3/4"
dark
grey
grey
Canada (is a frenchman & resided at Prarie DuChien 7 yrs)
farmer
Catholic
can't read/write
temperate
seperated
par'd Dec 16 1893
Apr 13 1886
7626
Lacey
Elmer
Champaign
burglary & larceny, 3 yrs
20
5'8'
162
med fair
hazel
brown
Illinois
farming
Methodist
R&W, 3 yrs
intemperate
yes
Ohio
Illinois
16
No
par'd May 16 1860
June 24 1891
1131
Lacks
George
La Salle
Burglary 1 yr
19
1 m 69
?
Light
Hazel Gray Slate Blue
Dk Blond
Michigan
Glass gatherer
None
R&W
Abstinent
Yes
Germany
Maine
19
Single
May 23 1892
Oct 4 1886
7835
Lacore?
Delos
McDonough
Burglary 2 yrs commuted to 1 yr
17
5ft 6
135
Light
Lt Gray
Light
Illinois
Farm Hand
Methodist
R & W 1 yr
Abstinent
Mother living Father age 3
Unknown
New York
17
Single
Sep 4 1887
Nov 1 1887
8497
Lagger (Alias Joseph Lupan
Cook
Burglary 8 yrs
25
5ft 6 1/2
150
Med Fair
Gray
Brown
Illinois
Laborer
3rd term 5222
None
R&W 6 mos
Moderate
Mother living Father died age 10
14
Don't Know
Don't Know
Single
Mar 1 1893
Nov 30 1891
1369
Lahey
Michael
Cook
Robbery 1 yr
30
1 m 68
?
Md Dark
Violet Blue
Dk Chest
New York
Tinsmith
Catholic
Illiterate
Moderate
Yes
Ireland
Ireland
25
Married 3 child
Oct 29 1892
Oct 2 1890
516
Lake
Bruce
Sangamon
Burglary & Larceny 1 yr
18
1 m 60
?
Md Dark
Hazel Gray
Lt Chest
Illinois
Laborer
1 yr at Pontiac Reform
Christian
Illiterate
Moderate
Father living Mother died age infant
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
17
Single
Sep 1 1891
Feb 16 1859
242
Lalley
Thomas
Rock Island
Assault to Murder
30
5 7 3/4
Light
Hazel
Dark Auburn
Ireland
Laborer
-
Catholic
Read and Write
Intemp
Father
wife living in New York
April 20 1850
July 11 1889
9644
Lally
William C
U S N D Ill
Stealing U S mail 5 yrs
22
1 m 69.5
?
?
Slate Blue
Chestnut
Illinois
Clerk
Catholic
Common no yrs
Moderate
Yes
Ireland
Ireland
22
Single
Apr 10 1893
Feb 15 1887
8128
Lam
John
Winnebago
Manslaughter 10 yrs
21
5ft 10 1/2
170
Med Dark
Dk Hazel
Dk Brown
Illinois
Plow finisher
Catholic
Common 7 yrs
Intemperate
Yes
Ireland
Ireland
21
Single
April 8 1889
March 21 1854
1457
Laman (Alias Edward de Lamr
Eugene
Cook
Robbery 4 1/2 years
25
5' 6"
dark
gray
black
France
Jeweller
no church
can read & write
never drank to excess
wife in New York
Discharged
Jany 12 1886
7431
Lamb
Frank
Johnson, Wyoming Ty
grand larceny, 6 yrs from Dec 29 1885
21
5'9 1/2"
152
dark
blue
dk brown
Idaho
Co??Boy
no
illiterate
abstinent
no,, don't know
don't know
Oregon
14
No
par'd Jan 28 1860
July 11 1853
1317
Lamb
Thomas
Cook
Larceny 5 years
24
5' 3"
light
blue
light brown
Ireland
no church
can read, can't write
never drank to excess
parents living in Ireland
Wife in Chicago
July 11, 1855
? 5 1858
122
Lambert
Albert H.
Putnam
Forgery
27
5 6 3/4
Fair
Blue
Black
NY
Farmer
-
None
Read and Write
Temp
Yes
[blank]
Died May 15, 1888
May 5 1858
2733
Lambert
Albert H.
Putnam
Forgery - 1 yr
27
5' 6-3/4"
Fair
Dk Blue
Black
New York
Farmer
None
Read & Write
Not Intemp
Parents in Pennsylvania
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
Taken to Joliet May 22 1858
Feb 25 1888
8667
Lambert
Edward
Cook
Larceny 1 yr
47
5ft 6
149
Med Fair
Blue
Brown
Germany
Shoemaker
see 9530
None
Common 3 yrs
Intemperate
Mother living Father died age 23
Germany
Germany
26
Widow
Jan 25 1889
Nov 20 1886
7980
Lambert
George
Rock Island
Robbery 3 yrs
21
6ft 3/4
180
Dark
Gr. Hazel
Dark
Illinois
Teamster
Catholic
R & W 1 yr
Moderate
Yes
Louisans
Ireland
24
Single
May 22 1889
May ? 1889
9522
Lambert
John
Uinta Wyoming
Murder Life
?
5ft ?
?
Dark
Gray
Brown
?
?
Catholic
R&W 4 yrs
Moderate
Mother living Father died age ?
Germany
Germany
20
Single
Returned to ? Mar 24 1890
Jan 25 1887
8072
Lambert (Alias Dougherty
William
Cook
Robbery 5 yrs
27
5ft 9 1/4
165
Dark
Gray
Dark
Michigan
Farmer
Catholic
R&W 2 yrs
Intemperate
Father age 4 mother age 5
Ireland
Ireland
15
Single
Oct 24 1890
Feb 8 1888
8640
Lanagan
Frank
Cook
Larceny 1 yr 3 mos
34
5ft 7 1/4
168
Dark
Hazel
Black
Ohio
Fireman
None
Common 4 yrs
Intemperate
Yes
14
Isle of Marr
Ohio
Single
Mar 23 1889
Mar 2 1886
7521
Lancer
William
Brown
Burglary - 2 yrs
29
5'7 3/4
190
sandy
blue
brown
Illinois
farming
Baptist
common, 10 yrs
moderate
yes
North Carolina
North Carolina
20
single
May 17, 1849
Sept 21 1853
1363
Landheart
Elias
Cook
Larceny 1 year
23
5' 4"
dark
black
black
New York
Carpenter
no
can read & write
has drank to excess
mother living in New York
single
Sept 21, 1854
Mar 27 1889
9441
Landsaw (Alias Franklin Landsaw, Frank Landsaw
Francis
Champaign
Larceny 2 yrs
20
5ft 10
?
Fair
Blue
Sandy Blond
Kentucky
Laborer
None
R&W 7 yrs
Moderate
Mother living Father died age 10
Kentucky
Kentucky
7
Single
Dec 26 1890
April 27 1849
775
Lane
John
Greene
larceny - 4y, 9mos
20
5'6 2/4"
light
light
light
New Jersey (in IL 10 yrs)
farmer
none
can read/write
temperate
living in "same" state
No
par'd Feb 10 1864
Dec 8 1848
755
Lane
John G.
Morgan
larceny - 2 yrs
19
5'5 3/4"
dark
blue
brown
New Jersey (lived in IL 10 yrs)
farming
none
can read/write
temperate
mother living in Sangamon Co
No
June 21 1861
Dec 8 1848
755
Lane
John G.
Morgan
larceny - 4 yrs & 9 mos
19
5'5 3/4"
dark
blue
brown
New Jersey (lived in IL 10 yrs)
farming
none
can read/write
temperate
mother living in Sangamon Co
No
par'd Feb 4 1860
May 18 1887
8266
Lang
Winnie
Cook
Larceny 1 yr
18
4ft 10 1/2
135
Fair
Lt Gray
Brown
Germany
Housework
Catholic
Common 7 yrs
Abstinent
Father died age 12 mother age 8
Germany
Germany
12
Single
Apr 18 1888
Sep 26 1888
9006
Langasch
William
Cook
Burglary 1 yr
19
5ft 10
?
Fair
Blue
Lt Brown
Illinois
Printer
see 5082
None
R&W 4 yrs
Moderate
Yes
Germany
Germany
18
Single
Aug 26 1889
Dec 17 1890
697
Langfon
William
Fulton
Burglary 1 yr
32
1 m 72
?
Med Light
Azure Blue
Lt Chest
Illinois
Switchman
Baptist
R&W
Intemperate
Father living Mother died age 30
Illinois
Indiana
21
Separated no child
Pardoned May 3 1891
Sept 1 1855
1822
Langford
George
Henry
Larceny 1 year
rea
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
discharged Oct 18, ****
May 25 1889
9531
Languth
Albert
Cook
Burglary 1 yr
18
5ft 8
?
Fair
Gray
Brown
Louisiana
Painter
Methodist
R&W 6 yrs
Abstinent
Father died age 3 Mother died age 3
France
France
4
Single
May 14 1890
Aug 14 1886
7803
Lankford
James
Crook, Wyoming
Grand Larceny 4 yrs
20
6ft
165
Med Fair
Gray
Brown
Texas
Cowboy
Unionsalist
R & W 1 yr
Moderate
No Father age 6 Mother age 6 weeks
Mississippi
Mississippi
10
Single
Oct 14 1889
June 17 1891
1106
Lanning
Martin
Cook
Burglary 1 yr
27
1 m 73
?
Negro
Deep Maroon
Black
Indiana
Hostler
see 2121
Episcopal
R&W
Abstinent
Father died age 12 Mother died age 13
Pennsylvania
New York
19
Single
May 16 1892
Jan 28 1892
1505
Lannon
John
Rock Island
Burglary 1 yr
22
1 m 68
?
Med
Gray Slate Blue
Lt Chest
Iowa
Laborer
Catholic
R&W
Moderate
Yes
Ireland
Ireland
20
Single
May 27 1893
Dec 23 1858
265
Lanon
Robert
Cook
Larceny
30
5 7
Sandy
Light Blue
Sandy
Ireland
Laborer
Episcopal
No
Intemp
No
-
Sent from Joliet to Alton Nov 6 1859; returned to Joliet July 7 1860; par'd Nov 4 1860
Nov 24 1857
2582
Lant
Edward
Cook
Larceny - 2 yrs
49
5' 4"
Fair
Gray
Gray
New York
Sailor
None
Can Read but Not Write
Intemplate
None
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
Nov 24 1858 - Term Expired
Feb 22 1887
8143
Lapelle
Stephen
Cook
Larceny 2 yrs
33
5ft 4
129
Sandy
Blue
Sandy
New York
Cook
Episcopal
R&W
Abstinent
Father age 11 mother age 8
England
England
8
Married
Nov 22 1888
Dec 18 1847
696
Laribis
Dean
Tazewell
having counterfeit money with intent to ? Same
31
5'4"
stout
rudy
blue
brown
Mass
?
none
read & write
temperate
mother living in Michigan
No
July 28 1859
Oct 15 1854
1574
Lark
Wm
Hancock
Larceny 1 year
?
5'
light
gray
flaxen
Illinois
Farmer
no church
can read & write
never drank to excess
none living
single
Oct 15, 1855
June 6 1849
785
Larkin
Bernard
Cook
larceny - 1 yr
30?
5'7 3/4"
light
light
light
Ireland (in IL 12 yrs)
Catholic
can read/write
temperate
dead
no
3/6/1850
Dec 20 1890
706
Larkin
John
Laramie Wyoming
Robbery 1 yr 6 mos
21
1 m 65
?
Med
Maroon Gray Y
Dk Chest
Wisconsin
Laborer
None
R&W
Intemperate
Yes
Don't Know
Pennsylvania
19
Single
Apr 19 1893
? 26 1857
123
Larkin
Martin
Cass
Assault to kill
28
5 7 3/4
Pock marked
Blue
Black
Ireland
Driller
-
Catholic
Reads
Intemp
No
married
May 20 1849
Nov 26 1857
2594
Larkin
Martin
Cass
Assault to Murder - 7 yrs
28
5' 7-3/4"
Light pock-marked
Blue
Black
Ireland
Laborer
Catholic
Can Read but Not Write
intemp
None
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
To Joliet Nov 24/58
May 4 1887
8251
Larkins
Daniel
Cook
Larceny 1 yr
29
5ft 6
144
Dark
Blue
Dark
New York
Laborer
Catholic
R & W 5 yrs
Intemperate
Yes
Ireland
Ireland
18
Single
Apr 4 1888
Feby 1 1886
7449
Larkins (Alias Michael Foley)
Frank
Lee
burglary 1 yr
35
5'5"
150
Florid
blue
brown
Canada
stone cutter
3d term see 5973
Catholic
R&W, 7 yrs
intemperate
yes,
Ireland
Ireland
13
married - 1 child
Jan. 24, 1870
Mar 2 1887
8159
Larot (Alias Lovell
Paul C alias Paul C
Will
Burglary & Larceny 5 yrs
60
5ft 8 3/4
186
Med Light
Blue
Gray
Delaware
Cabinet Maker
2nd term 4618
Lutheran
Common 10 yrs
Intemperate
Mother living Father died 5
Delaware
New York
16
Widower No child
Dec 1 1890
Sept 21 1853
1356
Larrach
Charles
Cook
Larceny 1 year
23
5' 5"
light
gray
light
France
Machinist
Lutheran
can read & write
abstinent
parents living in Germany
single
Sept 21, 1854
Oct 8 1887
8416
Lashaway
Harrison
Adams
Assault to kill
45
5ft 6 1/2
143
Negro
Dk Maroon
Gray Mixed
Missouri
Fireman
Methodist
Illiterate
Intemperate
Father Don't Know Mother Don't Know
Don't Know
Missouri
Missouri
Married 2 child
Apr 26 1891
Mar 20 1886
7554
Latcham
George
Cook
Robbery, 2 yr
25
5'7 1/4
158
light florid
blue
brown
Canada
prison shoemaker
2d term, see 6308
Catholic
R&W, 4 yrs
intemperate
no, 5 age 5; mother 15
England
Ireland
15
single
Nov 1 1850
Mar 19 1889
9410
Latrobe (Alias Charles Taylor
Charles
Henderson
Forgery 1 yr
23
5ft 7 1/2
?
Med Fair
Blue
Lt Brown
Kansas
Fireman
Baptist
Common 9 yrs
Abstinent
Yes
Kentucky
France
20
Single
Feb 18 1890
Nov 18 1854
1615
Lauden
James S
Cook
having in possession court money with intent to ? 3 1/2 years
23
5' 9"
dark
black
black
Ohio
? Maker
no church
can read & write
never drank to excess
none living
single
May 18, 1858 discharged
Mar 10 1890
158
Laur
George
Cook
Burglary 2 yrs
27
1 m 69
?
Dark
Hazel Slate Blue
Chest m
Illinois
Laborer
Catholic
R&W
Moderate
Mother living Father died age 24
Germany
Germany
17
Single
Dec 9 1891
April 15 1853
1265
Laurence
Alphius
Cook
Larceny 2 years
22
5' 1/2"
light
gray
black
New York
Laborer
no church
can read & write
has drank to excess
Mother living in Michigan
wife
4/20/1856?
June 28 1886
7723
Lauson
Peter
LaSalle
Assault to Kill & Murder 1 yr
32
5ft 10
150
Light
Blue
Light
Germany
Farm Hand
Lutheran
R & W
Moderate
No Father age 9 Mother age 5
Germany
Germany
9
Single
May 28 1887
Feby 4 1886
7485
Lavell
Robert
McHenry
Assault to commit robbery, 1 yr
20
5'9
157
fair
blue
brown
Ireland
blacksmith
Episcopal
illiterate
abstinent
yes
Ireland
Ireland
15
single
Jul 2 1889
Dec 12 1888
9198
Lawrence
James
Cook
Larceny 1 yr
27
5ft 3 1/2
?
Sandy
Blue
Auburn
Pennsylvania
Laborer
None
Read 1 yr
Moderate
Yes
Ireland
Pennsylvania
21
Single
Nov 11 1889
Oct 20 1858
293
Lawson
George
Winnebago
Placing obstruction on RR Track
29
5 6 1/2
Dark
Black
Dark
Ohio
Tailor
None
Read and Write
Temp
Father
single
Feb 3 1887
Mar 9 1886
7541
Lawson
Henry
Boone
robbery - 5 yr
24
5'10 1/2"
180
med dark
blue
dark
Illinois
hotel clerk
Episcopal
common, 7 yrs
abstinent
yes
Norway
Norway
19
single
Sep 12 1889
Oct 11 1886
7865
Lawson
Joseph
McLean
Horse Stealing 3 yrs
26
5ft 6 1/4
156
Med Dark
Brown
Brown
England
Cigar maker
Presbyterian
R & W 3 yrs
Intemperate
Mother living Father age 2
England
Germany
13
Single
Apr 11 1889
Mar 1 1889
9373
Le Roy
Charles H
Laramie Wyoming
Grand Larceny & Receiving Stolen Goods 1 yr
28
5ft 8 3/4
?
Fair
Blue
Lt Brown
Kansas
Ranchman
None
R&W 6 yrs
Moderate
Father died age 22 Mother died age 24
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
21
Single
Jan 31 1890
Feby 4 1886
7487
Leahy
John
Cook
manslaugher, 8 yrs - commuted to expire Febry 1st
26
5'10
185
med dark
dark
brown
Ireland
street car driver
2d term - see 5610 B; 8031 C
Catholic
R&W, 5 yrs
moderate
mother living, father 24 yrs
Ireland
Ireland
20
single
Oct 27 1886
Feb 22 1888
8656
Lean
William E M
Piatt
Forgery 1 yr
21
5ft 7 3/4
133
Light
Blue
Lt Brown
Ohio
Farming
None
Common 2 yrs
Moderate
Mother living Father died age 16
Ohio
Ohio
16
Single
Jan 22 1889
Dec 10 1885
7380
Leander
George
Cook
robbery 5 yrs
21
5'4 3/4"
146
md fair
brown
brown
Illinois
printer
Episcopal
common school 10 yrs
moderate
mother living, father 19 yrs
Massachusetts
England
21
widower, 1 child
Sept 17 1886
Mar 3 1888
8685
Leary (Alias Jack Welch
Len
Kane
Larceny 6 yrs 2 indictments
27
5ft 7
172
Dark
Blue
Brown
California
Shoemaker
3rd term 5376 see 2163
Catholic
High 5 yrs
Intemperate
Father died age 12 Mother died age 27
Ireland
Scotland
16
Single
June 2 1892
Jany 7 1886
7423
Leary (Alias Pudgy O Leary)
Cornelius O.
Cook
murder, 40 yrs
25
5/10 1/2"
184
fair
blue hazel
brown
Illinois
laborer
Catholic
R&W, 1 yr
intemperate
yes
Ireland
Ireland
25
No
par'd Feb 22 1859
Oct 9 1885
7220
Leasor
Oris B.
Tazewell
rape, 15 yrs 2 indictments 10/5
35
5' 10 1/2"
159
dark
blue
brown
Illinois
Engineer
Methodist
1 1/2 yrs
moderate
no, father 1/2 yr, mother 7 yrs
Kentucky
do
8
married, no child
Feb 28 1887
Oct 22 1886
7896
Leavitt
George
Menard
Larceny 2 indictments 6 yrs
18
5ft 7
152
Dark
Dark
Dk Brown
Illinois
Farming
see #9690
Methodist
R & W 3 yrs
Intemperate
Father living Mother age 4
Penn
Illinois
4
Single
Jan 22 1891
Jany 22 1886
7438
Lebo
Beorge
Peoria
burglary & larceny, 2 yrs
31
5' 6 1/4"
172
dark
gray
brown
New York
fireman
2d term see 5812
Methodist
Common, 8 yrs
moderate
father living, mother 10 yrs
New York
Ireland
21
single
Jacksonville Oct 30 1886; disch 7/19/32
Nov 13 1891
1335
Lee
Frank
Knox
Larceny 1 yr
35
1 m 77
?
Md Dark
Azure Blue fr
Dk Chest
Iowa
Switchman
Catholic
Common
Moderate
Yes
Ireland
Maine
21
Single
Oct 12 1892
May 27 1886
7667
Lee
Henry C
Peoria
Burglary 1 yr 9 mo
39
5 ft 9 14
160
Med Dark
Hazel
Brown
New York
Waiter
Episcopal
High School
Intemperate
Yes
England
England
39
Single
Dec 27 1887
April 15 1853
1275
Lee
Jackson
Edwards
Larceny 3 years
38
5' 4"
light
left one blind
black
Kentucky
Farmer
Baptist
can not read or write
abstinent
none living
Single
April 25, 1856
Apr 21 1858
2714
Lee
John
Cook
Larceny - 1 yr
23
5' 8"
Black Negro
Black
Black Kinky
New York
Hostler
None
Read & Write
Not Intemp
None
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
Dischg. April 21 1859 - Term expired
Mar 3 1887
8162
Lee
John
Rock Island
Robbery 10 yrs
59
5ft 10 1/2
166
Dark
Blue
Gray
Scotland
Sail Maker
Baptist
Common 8 yrs
Intemperate
Father died age 28 mother age 30
Scotland
Ireland
20
Married 7 child
June 2 1893
Apr 21 1858
2723
Lee
Josiah
Cook
Forgery - 5 yrs
24
5' 6-1/2"
Fair
Gray
Light
England
Cook
None
Read & Write
intemp
None
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
Joliet July 3 1860
Oct 5 1853
1379
Lee
Perry
Clay
Larceny 1 year
18
5' 4"
dark
gray
Black
Indiana
cabinet maker
not living
Oct 1854
Sept 16 1887
8363
Lee
Pur
Ford
Larceny 1 yr
23
5ft 7
130
Fair
Blue
Brown
Illinois
Farming
Methodist
R&W 4 yrs
Moderate
Father living Mother died age 13
21
Don't Know
Wisconsin
Single
Aug 16 1888
Jan 20 1892
1479
Lee
Samuel
Stephenson
Larceny 2 yrs 6 mos
47
1 m 73
?
Florid
Dk Slate Blue
Gray Mix Dk Chest
Illinois
Laborer
Presbyterian
R&W
Intemperate
Mother living Father died age 7
United States
Indiana
21
Widow no child
Pardoned Jan 10 1893
July 12 1888
8950
Lee
Walter
Cook
Larceny 1 yr
30
5ft 8
?
Fair
Gray
Dk Brown
Kentucky
Clerk
Presbyterian
Common 7 1/2 yrs
Moderate
Mother living Father died 16
Kentucky
Kentucky
22
Single
June 12 1889
Feb 29 1892
1614
Lee (Alias Jack Smith
Albert
Sangamon
Robbery 5 yrs
26
1 m 60
?
Dk Mulatto
Maroon Pure fr
Black
Illinois
Laborer
Methodist
Common
Intemperate
Yes
Kentucky
Maryland
21
Single
Died Oct 11 1892
May 5 1891
1012
Lee (Alias Rose Hall
Rose
Sangamon
Larceny 1 yr
21
5ft 6
?
Light
Gray
Lt Brown
England
Housework
6 mos Springfield Jail
Catholic
Common
Moderate
Father died age Don't Know Mother died age Dpn't Know
England
Ireland
16
Married 1 child
Apr 4 1892
Nov 22 1854
1629
Lee?er
Byron
Kane
Burglery 1 year
26
5' 6 3/4"
stout
light
blue
? Brown
New York
Lawyer
Presb.
can read & write
has drank to excess
parents in Kentucky
wife in Winnebago
Nov 22, 1855 discharged
Mar 9 1888
8709
Leepart
William
Boone
Burglary & Larceny 2 yrs 6 mos
39
5ft 7
136
Dk Sandy
Blue
Dk Brown
Canada
Farming
None
Read 6 mos
Moderate
Father died age 6 Mother died age 9
Canada
Canada
14
Widow 4 child
Apr 23 1890
May 24 1858
2772
Lees?
Edward
Madison
Larceny - 3 yrs
2_
5' 8-3/4"
Fair
Black
Black
England
Engineer
None
Read & Write
intemp
None
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
Disch. June 5th, 1858 - By death
June 3 1887
8289
Leet or Lut
William
Iroquois
Larceny 2 yrs
36
5ft 7 1/2
136
Sandy
Blue
Sandy
Ohio
Farming
Catholic
Read 1 month
Moderate
Father died age 14 Mother died age 9
Scotland
Scottland
14
Married 2 child
Mar 3 1889
Feb 23 1858
2666
Leighton
Sardin
Peoria
Burglary - 1 yr
22
5' 4"?
Fair
Blue
Auburn
Ohio
Farmer
None
Read & Write
Intemp
None
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
Taken to Joliet May 22 1858
Feb 23 1858
117
Leighton
Sardine
Peoria
Burglary
22
5 5 1/2
Fair
Blue
Auburn
OH
Farmer
-
None
Read and Write
Intemp
No
single
Kankakee Oct 8 1889; returned Jan 22, 1891; Kankakee Aug 8, 1891; dis. Apr 22, 1892
Jany 4 1886
7404
Leighton (Alias John Robinson)
George
Ogle
burglary, 6 yrs
46
5' 6 1/2"
170
Negro
dark
black
Canada
Engineer
2d term 5597
Episcopal
R&W, no yrs
abstinent
mother iving, father 18 yr
Canada
Canada
10
single
Dec 4 1886
Feby 3 1886
7459
Leise (or Lise?)
Gus
Adams
burglary & larceny, 1 yr
22
5'8"
132
med fair
brown
brown
Illinois
clerk & salesman
Lutheran
high school, 4 yrs
intemperate
yes
don't know
don't know
21
widower, 6 children
Sept 20, 1886
June 27 1889
9618
Leisher
Charles
Will
Burglary & Larceny 1 yr
34
5ft 7 1/2
?
Fair
Hazel
Lt Brown
Maryland
Laborer
3rd Term 6764
Presbyterian
R&W 7 yrs
Intemperate
Mother living Father died age 19
Maryland
Maryland
18
Married 3 child
May 26 1890
Nov 2 1891
1299
Lemake
Charles
U S S D N D Ill
Violating Postal Laws 1 yr
50
1 m 69
?
Md Dark
Lt Slate Blue
Gray
Germany
Sailor
Methodist
Common
Abstinent
Father died age 22 Mother died age 20
Germany
Germany
16
Married 6 child
Oct 1 1892
Dec 29 1857
2612
Leman
(John) or David
Rock Island
Larceny - 2 yrs 7 mos
28
5' 5"
Fare
Gray
Light
Germany
Gun Smith
None
Cannot Read nor Write
Not Intemp
None
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
Taken by F.S.Rutherford, Supt to the Insane Asylum, Jacksonville Feb. 4 1858
Jan 22 1858
2633
Lenagan (Langhan)
Peter
Cook
Larceny - 2 yrs
27
5' 8-1/4"
Fair
Gray
Dark
New York
Sailor
Catholic
Read & Write
Not Intemp.?
None
Unk
Unk
Unk
Wife in Chicago, IL.
Taken to Joliet May 22 1858
Feb 19 1858
121
Lennie
Lawrence
Cook
Assault to rape
23
5 8 1/2
Light
Gray
Black
Scotland
Sailor
-
None
Read and Write
Temp
Father
Apr 8 1888
Feb 19 1858
2662
Lennie
Lawrence
Cook
Assault to Rape - 1 yr
23
5' 8-1/2"
Light
Gray
Black
Scotland
Sailor
None
Read & Write
Not Intemp
Par. Live in Scotland
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
Taken to Joliet May 22 1858
Mar 10 1890
162
Lensen
Peter
Jo Daviess
Assault with intent to commit murder 4 yrs
43
1 m 65
?
Md Dark
Violet Blue
Chest gray mix
Netherlands
Farming
Catholic
Common
Moderate
Father living Mother died age 12
Netherlands
Netherlands
20
Single
Died Feb 13 1893
Oct 31 1888
9119
Leon
Michael
Champaign
Burglary 3 yrs
40
5ft 5 1/4
?
Dk Sallow
Hazel
Brown
South America
Barber
Methodist
R&W 8 yrs
Moderate
Mother living Father died age 27
South America
Ireland
10
Widow 2 child
Apr 29 1891
Oct 8 1891
1240
Leonard
Alvin
Logan
Assault to murder 4 yrs
28
1 m 78
?
Dark
Dk Slate Blue
Med Chest
Illinois
Farmer
None
Illiterate
Intemperate
Yes
United States
United States
21
Single
Dec 7 1894
Feb 15 1854
1438
Leonard
Daniel
Cook
Rape 3 years
27
6' 1/2"
light
blue
auburn
New York
Lumberman
no church
can read & write
has drank to excess
parents living in New York
Wife living in Wisconsin
Feb 15, 1857
May 10 1886
7651
Leonard
Frank
Livingston
burglary, 3 yrs
18
5'5 3/4
142
fair
blue
brown
Penn
laborer
Catholic
R&W, 6 yrs
intemperate
yes
Ireland
Ireland
18
married, 2 children
Jan 15 1890
Oct 22 1886
7895
Leonard
Frank
Menard
Burglary & Larceny 3 yrs
19
6ft
168
Light
Blue
Brown
New York
Farming
see #9689
Presbyterian
R & W 2 yrs
Abstinent
Mother living Father age 10
Don't Know
Don't Know
11
Single
April 22 1889
Oct 20 1886
7892
Leonard
George
Vermilion
Burglary 2 yrs
25
5ft 8 3/4
165
Dark
Black
Black
Illinois
Laborer
Christian
Read
Abstinent
No Father age 6 Mother age 10
Ohio
Ohio
11
Single
Died April 19 1888
Feb 21 1889
9364
Leonard
George
Cook
Larceny 3 yrs
Feb 15 1887
8124
Leonard
James
Winnebago
Rape 1 yr
23
5ft 8
143
Fair
Blue
Brown
Illinois
Painter
Catholic
R & W 4 yrs
Intimperate
Mother living Father 1 1/2
Ireland
Ireland
21
Single
Jan 15 1888
Jan 13 1888
8598
Leonard
James
Kankakee
Larceny 2 yrs
29
5ft 8 1/4
167
Dark
Hazel
Brown
New York
Brakeman
None
Collegiate 12 yrs
Intemperate
Mother living Father died 2 yrs
15
Ireland
New York
Single
Oct 13 1889
July 5 1888
8949
Leonard
James
Cook
Robbery 3 yrs
27
5ft 7
?
Med Fair
Gray
Brown
Michigan
Switchman
several short terms Detroit House Correction
Catholic
R&W 3 1/2 yrs
Intemperate
Yes
Michigan
Ireland
16
Single
Jan 4 1891
Sep 23 1891
1201
Leonard
Thomas
Boone
Larceny 1 yr
45
1 m 66
?
Md Dark
Lt Slate Blue
Med Chest
Ireland
Laborer
Catholic
R&W
Intemperate
Yes
Ireland
Ireland
15
Widow no child
May 1892
Sep 28 1888
9026
Leonard
William
Logan
Larceny 3 yrs
30
5ft 10 3/4
?
Med Fair
Blue
Brown
Iowa
Laborer
None
Read 2 yrs
Moderate
Yes
United States
United States
14
Married 1 child
Died June 24 1890
Nov 22 1890
660
Leonard (Alias Cory Millard
George
Cook
Larceny 5 yrs
33
1 m 79
?
Med Fair
Hazel Dk Slate Blue
Dk Chest
Michigan
Railway Switchman
4th Term 6882 see 6034, 7690
Congregational
Common
Intemperate
Father living Mother died age infant
New York
Michigan
14
Married 2 child
Aug 21 1894
Mar 16 1888
8721
Leonardo
Donatha
Cook
Manslaughter 1 yr
5?
5ft 2 1/2
157
Dark
Hazel
Dk Gray
Italy
Rag Picker
Catholic
Illiterate
Moderate
Father died age 21 Mother died age 40
Italy
Italy
25
Married 5 child
Feb 16 1889
Nov 7 1888
9130
Lepore
Raffele
Kane
Larceny 2 yrs
35
5ft 2
?
Dark
Hazel
Dk Brown
Italy
Laborer
Catholic
R&W 3 yrs
Moderate
Yes
Italy
Italy
29
Single
May 8 1889
Nov 12 1885
7332
LeRoy (Alias Geo Grace)
William
Peoria
burglary & larceny 3 yrs
23
5' 6 1/2"
149
med dark
blue
dk brown
Tennessee
laborer
2d term, see 5693
Catholic
R&W, 5 yrs
intemperate
mother living, father 20 yrs
Tennessee
do
13
No
Discharged March 23 1859
March 15 1855
1696
Leshure
Peter
Fulton
Larceny 1 year
Oct 22, 1855 discharged
Nov 12 1885
7330
Leslie
John F.
Peoria
larceny, 1yr 6 mos
33
5'10 3/4"
180
med fair
blue
brown
Ohio
teamster
Presb.
common school 4 yrs
intemperate
mother living, father 12 yrs
Ireland
do
24
par'd Aug 18 1860
Oct 25 1852
1180
Lester
Henry
Lake
Larceny 1 year
31
5' 1"
light
blue
gray
England
Clerk
no
never drank to excess
Parents living in England
single
died July 18, 1853
Apr 3 1888
8771
Lester
John
McLean
Burglary & Larceny 1 yr
16
5ft 7
135
Light
Blue
Lt Brown
Indiana
Farming
see 9811
Methodist
R&W 4 yrs
Abstinent
Yes
Indiana
Kentucky
15
Single
Mar 3 1889
Oct 17 1888
9068
Lester
Mark
Albany Wyoming
Forgery 3 yrs
34
5ft 7 3/4
?
Dark
Maroon
Dk Brown
California
Salesman
Lutheran
Common 8 yrs
Moderate
Father living Mother died age 23
Germany
Germany
24
Single
July 16 1890
June 18 1849
793
Letz
Joseph
Cook
larceny - 1 yr
36
5'7"
blue
brown
New York (in IL 1 1/2 yrs)
seaman
Methodist
can't read or write
temperate
dead
single
Dec 26 1887
Jan 10 1889
9259
Leuthessen
Frederick
U S N D Ill
Violating postal laws 1 yr
23
5ft 10 1/2
?
Med Fair
Hazel
Brown
Wisconsin
Letter Carrier
Lutheran
Common 8 yrs
Moderate
Mother living Father died age 8
Germany
Germany
23
Married
Dec 9 1889
Oct 16 1886
7883
Levans
Samuel
Vermilion
Burglary & Larceny 3 yrs
18
5ft 8
147
Fair
Gray
Brown
Illinois
Waiter
Catholic
Illiterate
Abstinent
Mother living Father age 12
Kentucky
Kentucky
18
Single
Apr 16 1889
Apr 21 1858
2721
Levereux
Michael
Cook
Robbery - 10 yrs
29
5' 9-1/4"
Fair
Light Hazel
Auburn
Ireland
Steamboat man
Catholic
Cannot Read nor Write
intemp
Mother in Canada
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
Joliet June 15 1959
Apr 8 1886
7599
Levin (Alias: Louis Levine)
Louis
Cook
perjury, 1 yr
26
5'5
144
dark
dark
black
Germany
fruit peddler
2d term, see 3402
Jewish
common, 7 yrs
moderate
yes
Germany
Germany
14
single
died Nov 24, 1893
Mar 10 1887
8177
Levy
Louis
Cook
Burglary 1 yr
22
5ft 4 3/4
145
Dark
Black
Black
Germany
Tailor
Jewish
Illiterate
Abstinent
Mother living Father died 21 yrs
Germany
Germany
8
Single
Feb 10 1888
5-2-1855
1724
Lewis
Calvin F.
Cook
forgery, 1 year
21
5' 7½"
light brown
gray
black
OH
carpenter
Methodist
yes
no
Father in Ohio
Single
5-2-1856
June 29 1886
7728
Lewis
Charles
Knox
Burglary 2 yr
20
5ft 11 12
153
Fair
Blue
Dark Brown
New Jersey
Laborer
Catholic
Common 5 yrs
Moderate
Yes
Ireland
Ireland
16
Single
Mar 29 1888
Nov 21 1885
7345
Lewis
Ed W.
Mason
burglary & larceny, 2 yr
27
5'9 1/4"
140
Negro
black
black
Illinois
waiter
Methodist
common school, 10 y
moderate
yes
Missouri
Illinois
18
single
Feb. 24, 1871
Oct 16 1886
7878
Lewis
George
Kankakee
Perjury & Burglary 4 yrs
29
5ft 3 1/4
125
Dark
Dark
Dk Brown
New York
Steam Fitter
Methodist
R & W 3 yrs
Intemperate
Mother living Father age 2
Nova Scotia
England
15
Single
Dec 15 1889
May 28 1890
306
Lewis
Henry
Vermilion
Burglary & Larceny 2 yrs
38
1 m 63
?
Md Dark
Violet Blue
Lt Chest
Illinois
Farming
Methodist
Illiterate
Abstinent
Father died age 23 Mother died age 20
Ohio
Ohio
16
Married 4 child
Feb 27 1892
Jan 14 1892
1463
Lewis
Henry
Cook
Larceny 2 yrs
22
1 m 74
?
Negro
Deep Maroon Maroon fr
Black
Tennessee
Cook
2nd Term 9804
None
Illiterate
Moderate
Mother living Father died age 13
Virginia
Virginia
15
Single
Died May 10 1892
Feb 18 1886
7503
Lewis
James
Vermilion
2 indictments for grand larceny - 1 & 2 yrs
28
5'11
172
fair
blue
brown
Florida
R.R. Employee
Catholic
R&W, 3 yrs
abstinent
mother living - father died 10 yr
Missouri
Penn.
15 yrs
single
May 27 188
May 28 1891
1066
Lewis
John
Adams
Burglary 3 yrs 2 indictments
22
1 m 77
?
Negro
Maroon
Black
Missouri
Teamster
Baptist
Moderate
Moderate
Mother living Father died age infant
Texas
Missouri
18
Single
Nov 27 1893
June 17 1891
1107
Lewis
John
Cook
Larceny 1 yr
23
1 m 69
?
Mulatto
Deep Maroon
Black
Louisana
Meat Cook
Catholic
Read
Abstinent
Mother living Father died age 15
N Carolina
S Carolina
20
Single
May 16 1892
4-25-1855
1720
Lewis
John or Louis Solstine
Edgar
larceny, 3 years
30
5' 5½"
dark mulatto
LA
none
no
No parents living
Single
4-25-1858
Sept 28 1857
119
Lewis
Michael
Cook
Larceny
25
5 6 1/4
Fair
Blue
Black
England
Sailor
-
Episcopal
Read and Write
Temp
No
single
Nov 10 1886
Apr 23 1891
992
Lewis
Robert J
Cook
Burglary 2 yrs
23
1 m 70
?
Med Fair
Hazel Gray Hazel
Med Chest
England
Laborer
2nd Term 62
Catholic
Common
Moderate
Yes
Ireland
Ireland
15
Single
Died Sep 13 1892
Feb 15 1892
1567
Lewis
William
Cook
Murder 17 yrs 6 mos
37
1 m 71
?
Dk Mulatto
Maroon Pure
Black
Kentucky
Hostler
Methodist
Common
Moderate
Yes
Kentucky
Kentucky
16
Single
July 14 1896
Dec 12 1887
8559
Lewis
William
DeWitt
Larceny 3 yrs
25
5ft 11
167
Sandy
Blue
Sandy Brown
Ohio
Farming
Baptist
Read 2 yrs
Intemperate
Mother living Father died age 8
13
Ohio
Ohio
Single
June 11 1890
May 30 1887
8286
Lewis
Harristron
Sangamon
Burglary & Larceny 1 yr
18
5ft 10
141
Light
Blue
Lt Brown
Ohio
Teamster
Methodist
Illiterate
Moderate
Mother living Father died 6 yrs
England
Ohio
18
Single
May 7 1888
Mar 9 1889
9393
Lewis (Alias James Vaughn
William
Knox
Burglary 1 yr
30
5ft 4 3/4
?
Negro
Dark
Black
Missouri
Farming
2nd Term 5312
Baptist
R&W 2 yrs
Moderate
Father died age 5 Mother died age 15
Missouri
Kentucky
15
Single
Feb 8 1890
Aug 5 1887
8351
Lex
Horace c
Cook
Larceny 3 yrs
29
6ft 2
167
Fair
Blue
Brown
Pennsylvania
Book keeper
2nd term # 7081
Episcopal
High School 10 yrs
Moderate
Mother living Father died age 14
25
Pennsylvania
New York
Single
Feb 1890
May 11 1888
8830
Leydew
Michael
Cook
Conspiracy 2 yrs
37
5ft 4 3/4
216
Med Dark
Blue
Brown
Ireland
Butcher
Catholic
Common 7 1/2 yrs
Moderate
Yes
Ireland
Ireland
18
Married 2 child
Feb 10 1890
Feb 8 1887
8101
Libby
Edgar
La Salle
Burglary 1 yr
32
5ft 9
176
Dark
Hazel
Dark
Maine
Farmer
Methodist
R&W 3 yrs
Intemperate
Father age 8 mother age 9
Maine
Maine
9
Single
Jan 8 1888
Oct 25 1888
9097
Lind
John
Kane
Larceny 1 yr
19
5ft 7 1/2
?
Fair
Blue
Brown
Sweden
Laborer
Lutheran
R&W 8 yrs
Moderate
Yes
Sweden
Sweden
17
Single
Sep 25 1889
Nov 1 1847
684
Linden
Francis
Cook
larceny - 1 yr
abt. 30?
5'4 1/2
stout
?
grey
light brown
?
read/not write
temperate
dead
married, 1 cild
Dec 7 1886
Feb 9 1887
8109
Linder
O.A.
Cook
Forgery 1 yr
25
5ft 9 1/2
167
Light
Blue
Brown
Sweden
Reporter
Lutheran
Common 7 yrs
Abstinent
Unknown
Germany
Germany
17
Single
Jan 9 1888
Feb 21 1889
9359
Lindsay
Jno
Cook
Robbery 1 yr
27
5ft 7
?
Lt Mulatto
Black
Black
Kentucky
Stone Cutter
see 7048 18 mos Bridewell Chicago
Methodist
R&W 4 yrs
Abstinent
Mother living Father died age 1 1/2
England
England
7
Married 2 child
Jan 20 1890
Apr 3 1888
8770
Lindsey
Alexander
McLean
Burglary & Larceny 1 yr
22
5ft 5 1/2
136
Dark
Hazel
Dark
New York
Farming
Catholic
Illiterate
Moderate
Mother living Father died age 10
Scotland
Ireland
10
Single
Mar 3 1889
June 5 1889
9561
Lindsey
George
Adams
Rape 1 yr
21
5ft 6 3/4
?
Mulatto
Dark
Black
Illinois
Boot Black
see 412 C 4 yrs at Pontiac
None
R&W 5 yrs
Abstinent
Father died age 15 Mother died age 7
Colorado
Colorado
10
Single
May 4 1890
Jan 22 1858
118
Linegan
Peter
Cook
Larceny
27
5 8 1/2
Fair
Gray
Dark
NY
Sailor
-
Catholic
Read and Write
Temp
No
married, 1 child
Jany 3 1887
Oct 20 1885
7250
Linehan
Jas. W
Rock Island
Robbery, 1 yr
21
5'9"
147
med dark
blue
dk brown
Illinois
barkeeper
Catholic
common school, 9 yr
moderate
yes
Ireland
do
21
no
10/15/1848
Dec 18 1857
124
Linehart
Augus
Will
Larceny
30
5 6
Light
Black
Black
Germany
Brewer
-
Protestant
Read and Write
Temp
Father
married, 1 child
July 27 1887
Jan 11 1858
2618
Linehart
August
Will
Larceny - 7 yrs from Dec 18, 1857
30
5' 6"
Light
Black
Black
Germany
Brewer
Protestant
Unk
Not Intemp
Fath. In Germany
Unk
Unk
Unk
None
Taken to Joliet Aug. 19, 1858
Feb 7 1889
9320
Ling
Herman
Adams
Assault to kill 2 yrs
20
5ft 6 1/2
?
Lt Mulatto
Brown
Black
Wisconsin
Laborer
Baptist
R&W 3 yrs
Intemperate
Father living Mother died age 13
Virginia
Wisconsin
13
Single
Nov 6 1890
Feby 3 1886
7461
Linnley
Thomas
Adams
grand larceny, 3yrs
43
5'8"
161
dark
hazel
dk gray
West India
laborer
Episcopal
high school, 8 yrs
intemperate
no, father 11 yrs, mother 6 weeks
England
Scotland
11
Spouse and 1 child
par'd Jan 30 1860
Oct 31 1891
1221
Linsay
George
Adams
Burglary 1 yr
22
1 m 69
?
Mulatto
Deep Maroon
Black
Illinois
Laborer
3rd Term 4121
Methodist
Common
Moderate
Father died age 10 Mother died age infant
Colorado
Colorado
10
Single
Sep 11 1892
May 2 1891
1008
Lipe
George H
Cook
Forgery 3 yrs
24
1 m 68
?
Dark
Azure Blue
Dk Chest
Illinois
Bookkeeper
Congregational
Collegiate
Moderate
Yes
New York
Wisconsin
21
Married no child
Nov 1 1893
July 12 1887
8335
Lipsky
Roman
Knox
Assault to Murder 1 yr
18
5ft 7
124
Light
Blue
Light
Wisconsin
Horse rider
2 yr at Pontia6 Ill
Lutheran
R&W 3 yrs
Abstinent
Yes
18
Russia
Germany
Single
June 21 1888
Feb 7 1887
8095
Liptak
John
Livingston
Murder 14 yrs commuted to 10 yrs 7/3/91
39
5ft 3
145
Fdark
Dk Gray
Black
Germany
Laborer
Catholic
R&W 8 yrs
Intemperate
Father age 8 mother age 6
Germany
Germany
27
Married 3 child
May 6 1893
Oct 22 1886
7899
Lisky
George
McHenry
Burglary & Larceny 2 yrs
21
5ft 4 3/4
149
Dark
Blue
Dk Brown
Ohio
Brakeman
Catholic
R & W 5 yrs
Intemperate
No Father age 7 Mother age 8
Germany
Germany
8
Single
Elgin Sep 17 1887 Discharged 7/12/32
May 26 1891
1058
Littig
George
Rock Island
Burglary 1 yr
23
1 m 71
?
Med Fair
Hazel Gray Y
Lt Chest
Illinois
Laborer
Catholic
R&W
Moderate
Father living Mother died age 14
France
Pennsylvania
21
Single
Apr 25 1892
Sept 27 1854
1566
Little
John
Peoria
Larceny 4 years
38
5' 8 3/4"
light florid
gray
dark brown
Canada
?
no church
can read & write
has drank to excess
none living
single
Sept 27, 1858 discharged
Apr 26 1888
8801
Little
William
Cook
Burglary 3 yrs
18
5ft 3/4
145
Med Dark
Blue
Dark
Illinois
Laborer
None
Illiterate
Moderate
Yes
Ireland
Ireland
17
Single
Oct 5 1890
Aug 29 1888
8988
Littner
John
DeWitt
Burglary 1 yr
35
5ft 11 3/4
?
Dark
Hazel
Black
Tennessee
Laborer
Methodist
Read 1 1/2 yrs
Abstinent
Father died age 12 Mother 13 yrs
Tennessee
Tennessee
13
Married
July 29 1889
May 24 1887
8277
Livine
Emmet M
Warren
Burglary & Larceny 1 yr
19
5ft 4 1/4
145
Light
Blue
Light
Sweden
Farming
Baptist
R&W no yrs
Abstinent
Father living Mother died age 8 days
Sweden
Sweden
18
Single
Apr 24 1888
Nov 19 1888
9145
Livingston
Samuel
Cook
Burlgary 2 yrs
20
5ft 8 1/4
?
Md Dark
Dk Hazel
Dk Brown
New York
Cigar maker
Methodist
R&W 6 yrs
Abstinent
Yes
New York
New York
17
Single
Aug 18 1890
Mar 7 1888
8693
Livingston
William
Cook
Burglary 1 yr
19
5ft 6 3/4
129
Fair
Gray Hazel
Brown
Canada
Telegraph Operator
Catholic
High 6 yrs
Abstinent
Mother living Father died age 5
Canada
Canada
19
Single
Feb 7 1889
Dec 11 1853
1413
Livingstone
Martimar
Cook
Larceny 1 year
?8
light
gray
black
Carpenter
can read & write
Never drank to excess
none living
single
Dec 11, 1854 discharged
Sept 13 1853
1348
Lloyd
A.B.
Macoupin
Burglery 2 years
31
5' 6 3/4"
light
light hazel
light brown
Pennsylvania
Presb.
can read & write
never drank to excess
parents living in Pennsylvania
wife living in Ohio
Sept 3, 1855
Sept 131853
1348
Lloyd
A.B.
Macoupin
Burglary 2 years
31
6' 6"
high light
light hazel
light brown
Pennsylvania
Physician
Presb.
can read & write
abstinent
living
Sept 13, 1854
Jan 14 1892
1458
Lloyd
Thomas
Cook
Larceny 1 yr 6 mos
26
1 m 70
?
Med
Azure Blue fr
Lt Chest
Michigan
Waiter
Catholic
Common
Intemperate
Father living Mother died age 2
Ireland
New York
12
Married no child
May 18 1893
Nov 27 1857
2596
Lochbaum
Daniel
Embezzling letters - 10 yrs
20
5' 6"
Light
Dk Hazel
Auburn
Pennsylvania
Stage driver
None
Read & Write
Not Intemp
Moth. In Knox Co., IL
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
Joliet July 30, 1860
Nov. 27 1857
2595
Lochbaum
Solomon
Northern Dist of US
Embezzling letters - 10 yrs
17
5' 6-1/4"
Fair
Light Hazel
Auburn
Pennsylvania
Farmer
Read & Write
Not Intemp
Moth. In Knox Co., IL
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
Joliet July 3, 1860
Aug 26 1890
467
Lockwood
Jesse
Crook, Wyoming
Grand Larceny 4 yrs
24
1 m 80
?
Md Dark
Slate Blue
Dk Chest
Texas
Laborer
Catholic
R&W
Moderate
Father died age 4 Mother died age 13
Tennessee
Tennessee
13
Single
Oct 29 1893
Sep 26 1888
9016
Lodinio
Lorenzo
Cook
Robbery 3 yrs
35
5ft 6
?
Dark
Blue
Dk Brown
Italy
Saloonkeeper
Catholic
R&W 3 yrs
Moderate
Yes
Italy
Italy
31
Single
Mar 25 1891
May 24 1853
1296
Loe
Moses
DeWitt
Murder 8 years
23
light
gray
brown
Tennessee
Farmer
no church
can read & write
never drank to excess
August 31, 1857
May 9 1854
1486
Lo--eth
Wm
Winnebago
Larceny 1 year
19
5' 5 3/4"
light
gray
brown
New York
Teamster
no church
can read & write
never drank to excess
has parents living
single
Escaped May 4, 1855
Sep 20 1890
499
Lofgreen
Charles
Rock Island
Embezzlement 1 yr
22
1 m 61
?
Light
Dk Slate Blue
Lt Chest
Illinois
Bookkeeper
Methodist
High
Moderate
Yes
High Sea
Sweden
21
Single
Pardoned June 25 1891
Oct 11 1890
545
Logan
Arthur
Vermilion
Burglary 5 yrs
28
1 m 62
?
Md Dark
Maroon Gray Maroon
Dk Chest Gray Mix
England
Laborer
None
R&W
Moderate
Mother living Father died age 12
Scotland
England
15
Single
July 10 1894
Oct 9 1891
1249
Logan (Alias George Thomas
Louis
Cook
Larceny 1 yr
29
1 m 69
?
Dk Mulatto
Deep Maroon Maroon fr
Black
Missouri
Cook
2nd Term 6779 see 4451
Catholic
R&W
Moderate
Father died age 18 Mother died age 19
Virginia
Virginia
20
Separated no child
Sep 8 1892
Jan 4 1858
2615
Lohman
(Casper) Henry
Will
Larceny - 1 yr from Mch 8, 1857
66
5' 2-1/2"
Light
Blue
Light
Germany
Farmer
Protestant
Cannot Read nor Write
Not Intemp
None
Unk
Unk
Unk
Wife in Germany
Dischg. Mch 8 1858 - Term expired
May 30 1887
8282
Long
Charley
Adams
Grand Larceny 4yrs 5mos
25
5ft 4 1/2
143
Chinese
Dk Brown
Black
California
Laundryman
Methodist
Illiterate
Abstinent
Yes
China
Germany
12
Married no child
Oct 26 1890
Aug 29 1888
8987
Long
William
DeWitt
Burglary 1 yr
21
6ft 3
?
Md Dark
Hazel
Brown
New Mexico
Brakeman
Presbyterian
R&W 2 1/2 yrs
Moderate
Father living Mother died age 6
New Mexico
New Mexico
8
Single
July 29 1889
July 11 1853
1320
Longsworth (Alias ??)
Wm
Cook
Larceny 3 years
25
5' 9 3/4"
light
dark
black
Virginia
laborer
no church
can read & write
never drank to excess
Father living in Buffalo
wife in Chicago
Dec 21, 1853
Sept 1 1854
1543
Looly
Thomas
Cook
Assault to murder 2 years
34
5' 11 3/4"
light
dark gray
black
Ireland
Laborer
no church
can not read or write
has drank to excess
Parents in Ireland
Wife in New York
Pardoned April 25, 1855
Mar 24 1887
8206
Loomis
Benjamin
Sangamon
Burglary & Larceny 1 yr
22
5ft 5 1/2
149
Mulatto
Hazel
Black
Illinois
Laborer
Baptist
Illiterate
Moderate
Yes
Virginia
Virginia
22
Single
Feb 24 1888
Mar 24 1887
8207
Loomis
George
Sangamon
Burglary & Larceny 1 yr
20
5ft 6
130
Mulatto
Dk Brown
Black
Illinois
Farm Hand
Baptist
Illiterate
Abstinent
Yes
Virginia
Virginia
20
Single
Feb 24 1888
Feb 23 1858
116
Loomis
Richard
Peoria
Burglary
17
5 4 1/2
Fair
Black
Auburn
Illinois
Plasterer
-
None
Read and Write
Temp
No
Spouse and 1 child
Feb 16 1861
Feb. 23 1858
2668
Loomis
Richard
Peoria
Burglary - 3 yrs
17
5' 4-1/2"
fair
Black
Dk Auburn
Peoria, IL
Plasterer
None
Read & Write
Not Intemp
None
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
Taken to Joliet Nov 24 1859
Mar 11 1892
1639
Loomis
William
Sangamon
Manslaughter 5 yr.
28
1 M 72
Dark Mulatto
Mar gr sl bl lim haz
Black
Illinois
Laborer
Baptist
R & W
Moderate
Mother F-24
Virginia
Virginia
21
married, 10 children
Jan 24 1888
June 17 1891
1108
Loonan
William
Cook
Burglary 1 yr
30
1 m 62
?
Md Dark
Hazel Gray Hazel
Med Chest
New York
Hospital nurse
Catholic
R&W
Intemperate
Father died age 9 Mother died age 9
Ireland
Ireland
9
Single
May 16 1892
Sept 30 1887
8383
Loor
John J
Cook
Larceny 2 yrs 6 mos
33
5ft 8
155
Fair
Blue
Brown
Pennsylvania
Book keeper
None
High 7 yrs
Moderate
Yes
33
Scotland
Ireland
Married 1 child
Nov 13 1889
Oct 2 1885
7167
Love
Daniel
Sangamon
Assault to commit rape 14 yrs
29
5' 8 1/2"
154
Negro
black
black
Illinois
Cook
Catholic
illiterate. No yrs
moderate
yes
Illinois
Missouri
13
single
July 26 1890
Oct 24 1854
1585
Love (Alias Glove)
Janet
Cook
Larceny 1 year
Pardoned Jan 18, 1855
Nov 5 1885
7303
Loveland
C.A. (or C.H.)
Cook
forgery, 1 yr
30
5'3"
140
med dark
blue
brown
Michigan
salesman has worked on granite
Methodist
common school, 10yr
abstinent
no, father 3 yrs, mother 14 mos.
don't know
do
3
single
Feb 3 1887
Mar 7 1890
147
Lovell
Walter
Kane
Burglary 1 yr
32
1 m 82
?
Fair
Lt Slate Blue
Dk Blond
Iowa
Laborer
2nd term 3982
Catholic
Common
Intemperate
Father died age 20 Mother died age 27
Illinois
Illinois
2
Married 2 child
Feb 6 1891
Feb 23 1892
1580
Loviolette
Harry
Cook
Burglary 1 yr
23
1 m 70
?
Med
Azure Blue
Dk Chest
Massachusetts
Butcher
Catholic
High
Abstinent
Mother living Father died age 17
Ireland
Canada
21
Single
Jan 22 1893
Dec 26 1885
7399
Lowe
John
Kankakee
rape, 7 yrs
36
5'11"
167
dark
blue
brown
Ohio
hostler
Methodist
comon school 10 yrs
intemperate
no, father 35 yr, mother 28
Virginia
Ohio
12
single
Dec 4 1886
Mar 9 1886
7540
Lowe
Schadrack C.
Boone
burglary - 1 yr
24
5'5 1/4"
142
light
gray
brown
Iowa
farmhand
Presb.
R&W, 10 yrs
abstinent
father living, mother age 11
Kentucky
Ohio
21
single
Apl 21 1888
Oct 28 1886
7904
Lucas (Alias Thompson
Frank William
Kane
Burglary 2 yrs
22
5ft 6
152
Negro
Black
Black
Missouri
Waiter
2nd term #6017
Methodist
Common 6 yrs
Moderate
Yes
Maryland
Maryland
19
Single
Aug 25 1888
Dec 4 1886
8005
Lukes
John
Cook
24
6ft 2
185
2nd term see 5563
None
Unknown
Single
June 4 1889
June 18 1858
2786
Lundy
William
Daviss
Assault with intent to kill - 1 yr.
24
5' 3"
Light
Grey
Black
Ireland
Shoemaker
Catholic
Read & Write
Has drank to excess
Mother in Ireland
Unk
Unk
Unk
Wife in Daviss Co.
Dischgd. June 18, 1859 - Term exp.
Feb 8 1887
8100
Lupold (Alias Greenly
Henry alias Edward
LaSalle
Burglary 1 yr
46
5ft 7 1/4
149
Sandy
Hazel
Sandy Brown
Germany
Coal miner
Catholic
Common 8 yrs
Moderate
Mother living faher age 5
Germany
Germany
45
Married 5 child
Jan 8 1888
Sep 28 1888
9028
Lupton (Alias William Smith
Rufus
Logan
Burglary & Larceny 3 yrs
19
5ft 5 1/4
?
Light
Blue
Blonde
Illinois
None
14 mos at Chester
None
R&W 3 yrs
Moderate
Yes
New York
Illinois
19
Single
Mar 13 1889
Mar 12 1892
1644
Lusk
Frank
Champaign
Larceny, Burglary 5 yr
21
1 M 75
med. Dark
Or dr sl bl lim y
Chest Dk
Michigan
Laborer
single
April 22, 1849 par'd by the Gov'r
Feb 16 1858
2649
Lutherman
Henry William
Lake
Larceny - 1 yr
24
5' 7-1/4"
Light
Hazel
Sandy
Germany
Farmer
None
Read & Write
Intemp
Moth. In Germany
Unk
Unk
Unk
No Wife
Dischg. Feb. 16 1859
Nov 19 1888
9138
Lutterell
Sameul
Cook
Burglary 1 yr
27
5ft 7 3/4
?
Fair
Blue
Brown
Canada
Clerk
Methodist
Common 10 yrs
Moderate
Father living Mother died age 21
Ireland
Ireland
21
Single
Oct 19 1889
Aug 4 1887
8344
Luttner
August
Cook
Arson 1 yr
22
5ft 7
132
Med Fair
Hazel
Brown
Germany
Candy Maker
Catholic
R&W 3 yrs
Moderate
Don’t Know
14
France
Spain
Single
Nov 3 1887 Nov 19 1887
Sep 13 1886
7814
Lutz
David
Stephenson
Larceny 2 yrs
40
5ft 7
158
Med Dark
Blue
Lt Brown
Germany
Farmer
3rd term see #1162
Protestant
Common 9 yrs
Moderate
Yes
Germany
Germany
18
Single
June 13 1888
May 16 1891
1047
Lutz
Jacob
Cook
Burglary 8 yrs
30
1 m 68
?
Florid
Hazel Gray Slate Blue
Red Sandy
Illinois
Carriage Driver
2nd Term 4907
Methodist
R&W
Moderate
Father died age 5 Mother died age 30
Germany
Germany
21
Separated no child
Aug 15 1896
Apr 13 1889
9480
Lyding (Alias Gustave Lyden
Gustave
Grundy
Assault with intent to commit murder 5 yrs
24
5ft 10
?
Light
Blue
Dk Blond
Sweden
Coal Miner
Lutheran
R&W 6 yrs
Intemperate
Father died age 23 Mother died age 22
Sweden
Sweden
18
Single
Pardoned Oct 27 1890
Mar 26 1887
8213
Lynch
Daniel
Cook
Robbery 1 yr
43
5ft 4 3/4
133
Med Dark
Blue
Brown
Ireland
Fireman
Catholic
R & W
Moderate
Father died 5 yrs Mother died 33 yrs
Ireland
Ireland
30
Single
Feb 26 1888
Nov 8 1886
7939
Lynch
George
DeKalb
Burglary & Larceny 1 yr
30
5ft 7 1/2
153
Sandy
Blue
Brown
Illinois
Farming
Catholic
Read 4 yrs
Moderate
Yes
Ireland
Ireland
14
Single
Oct 8 1887
June 6 1888
8880
Lynch
John
Cook
Larceny 1 yr
45
5ft 4 1/4
?
Dark
Gray Hazel
Dk Gray
New York
Sailor
Catholic
Read 1 yr
Moderate
Father died age 3 Mother died age 35
Ireland
Ireland
15
Widow 4 child
May 20 1889
Jan 31 1888
8630
Lynch
Michael
Cook
Murder 35 yrs
25
5ft 8 1/4
144
Med Fair
Blue
Brown
Ireland
Wire Drawer
2nd term 5004
Catholic
Common 10 yrs
Intemperate
Yes
7
Ireland
Ireland
Single
Died Nov 15 1933
Mar 30 1849
760
Lynch
Patrick
Cass
Setting fire to jail - 6 mos
23
5'6"
light
dark
dark
Ireland (in IL 1 yr)
shoemaker
Catholic
can read/write
has drank some
parents living in Ireland
Children
Escaped Oct 8 1860; released July 12 1932; opinion 4101
6-15-1855
1780
Lynch
Timothy
LaSalle
larceny, 2 years
22
5'5"
light
dk. Brown
Ireland
labourer
none
read, write some
drinks to excess
Mother in New York
Single
6-15-1857
Apr 10 1889
8792
Lynn
Edward j
Albany Wyoming
Manslaughter 4 yrs
28
5ft 10 1/2
190
Med Dark
Gray
Brown
Pennsylvania
Butcher
Catholic
R&W 2 1/2 yrs
Abstinent
Yes
Ireland
Ireland
14
Single
Pardoned Nov 2 1890
Oct 18 1888
9074
Lyons
George
Cook
Larceny 1 yr
34
5ft 6
?
Med Fair
Blue
Brown
New York
Barkeeper
None
R&W 1 yr
Moderate
Father died age 27 Mother died age 19
Ireland
Ireland
14
Single
Sep 18 1889
Oct 22 1891
1285
Lyons
Henry
Cook
Murder Life commuted to 20 yrs Nov 23 1896
18
1 m 54
?
Light
Violet Blue
Lt Chest
Michigan
Laborer
Catholic
R&W
Abstinent
Yes
United States
United States
18
Single
June 5 1900
Oct 29 1855
120
Lyotes
Samuel D.
Champaign
Larceny
20
5 7 1/2
Light
Hazel
Dark
Indiana
Cabinet Maker
-
None
Read and Write
Temp
No
single
Oct 5, 1886
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