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#134- William Williams (#2) from Geary County. Sentenced to the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing on 3-27-1902 for assault with intent to kill.

A newspaper excerpt from the Junction City Union on Monday Mar. 17, 1902.


QUICK WORK IN…

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#128- Joseph Derion from Brown County. Sentenced to the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing on 03-25-1902 for Manslaughter 4.

Below are excerpts from Brown County World leading up to his time at the Kansas State Penitentiary.

Brown County…

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#139- Ella Buckner from Shawnee County. Sentenced to the Kansas State Penitentiary on 03-28-1902 for Robbery 1.

Ella Buckner, formerly known as the "Queen of Smoky Row" (Smoky row was a slum in Topeka) appears regularly in Topeka area newspapers…

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#143- George Young from Clark County. Sentenced to the Kansas State Penitentiary on 03-29-1902 for grand larceny.

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#137- John Brubaker from Shawnee County. Sentenced to the Kansas State Penitentiary on 03-28-1902 for Grand Larceny. John and his brother Hiram, were incarcerated for stealing hogs.

The Topeka Daily Capital, Wednesday Mar. 5, 1902
JOHN BRUBAKER…

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#144- "Pinkey" Dunn from Sedgwick County. Sentenced to the Kansas State Penitentiary on 03-29-1902 for grand larceny.

The Wichita Beacon, Saturday March 29, 1902
“PINKEY” GOES TO THE PEN
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Notorious “Pinkey Dunn” Sent There From…

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#136- Lillian Garfield from Geary County. Sentenced to the Kansas State Penitentiary on 03-27-1902 for grand larceny.

#135- Bertha Hastings from Geary County. Sentenced to the Kansas State Penitentiary on 03-27-1902 for grand larceny.

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#132- James Young from Geary County. Sentenced to the Kansas State Penitentiary on 03-27-1902 for enticing female for purpose of prostitution.

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#138- Hiram Brubaker from Shawnee County. Sentenced to the Kansas State Penitentiary on 03-28-1902 for grand larceny. Hiram and brother John Brubaker were incarcerated for stealing hogs.

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#141- Hiram Shockey from Atchison County. Sentenced to the Kansas State Penitentiary on 03-29-1902 for picking pockets.
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