Plumas County, CA History Transcribed by Sally Kaleta Jul 2009 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. Illustrated History of PLUMAS, LASSEN & SIERRA Counties with CALIFORNIA from 1513 to 1850, Farriss & Smith , 1882, San Francisco. Historical Reminiscences RECORD OF CONVICTIONS OF FELONIES Person - Crime - Convicted - Sentence - Disposition William S. Harper - Murder - Oct. 19, 1857 - 10 years - Pardoned Aug. 28,1866 Fred Ashton - Rape - Sept. 19, 1858 - 3 years - Escaped June 25, 1859 William Dixon - Rape - Sept. 17, 1858 - 2 years - Escaped Sept. 19, 1859 John Jenkins - Murder - July 16, 1859 - Death - Hanged Oct. 28,1859 Thomas Elder - Murder - July 19, 1859 - Death - Hanged Oct. 28, 1859 John Morrow - Larceny - May 27, 1861 - 4 years - Escaped July 22, 1862 Clark Rugg - Larceny - May 31, 1861 - 5 years - Discharged Jan. 12, 1862 Amada Cardinez - Murder - July 31, 1861 - Death - Hanged Aug. 30, 1861 Atlas Fredonyer - Assault to rape - May 16, 1862 - 6 years - Pardoned Nov. 26, 1862 John Ketchersythe - Larceny - May 9, 1862 - 1 year - Escaped Mar. 3, 1863 David Hughes - Larceny - Sept. 10, 1862 - 5 years - Discharged Feb. 27, 1867 Hugh Fat - Manslaughter - Oct. 18, 1862 - 6 years - Discharged Jan. 30, 1868 Vincent Olivia - Assault to murder - Sept. 28, 1868 - 1 year - Discharged Aug. 5, 1869 China Hong - Assault to murder - April 8, 1869 - 5 years - Discharged July 26, 1873 Robert Francis - Murder - June 2, 1869 - 15 years - Pardoned April 12, 1872 Thomas M. Long - Burglary - Nov. 29, 1871 - 1 year - Discharged Oct. 17, 1872 John Ryan - Larceny - Nov. 9, 1874 - 2 years - Discharged Aug. 3, 1876 Z. T. Brown - Larceny - Nov. 9, 1874 - 2 years - Discharged Aug. 3. 1876 Henry Thomas - Larceny - Nov. 9, 1874 - 2 years - Discharged Aug. 3, 1876 John Sansome - Burglary - Oct. 2, 1875 - 15 years - Still in prison Frank Barker - Burglary - Oct. 2, 1875 - 5 years - Discharged Jan. 3, 1879 George Anderson - Forgery - April 9, 1878 - 1 year - Discharged Feb. 13, 1879 Frank Larish - Assault to murder - Oct. 25, 1878 - 14 years - Still in prison Roscoe G. Shaw - Murder - Oct. 5, 1878 - For life - Still in prison Samuel Cook - Murder - Sept. 28, 1878 - For life - Still in prison Thomas Kelley - Murder - April 4, 1879 - For life - Still in prison John A. Crawford - Murder - Dec. 10, 1879 - For Life - Still in prison B. F. Clark - Larceny - Nov. 1, 1880 - 1 year - Discharged Sept. 5, 1881