George Baker was born in 1867 in New York.
He stared his criminal career at age 9.
Inmate #5272 Walla Walla Prison in Washington
Rec: 21 Feb 1909
Crime: Burglary
Term: 5-14 years
Age: 41
Was also INmate #2425 (no Photo) Walla Walla
Rec: 1901
Crime: Burglary
Age: 33
Inmate# 23787 Auburn Prison (New York) as George Hart
Inmate #1690 Utah State Prison as George Tully
Inmate #29444 San Quentin Prison (California)
Rec: 16 Mar 1916
Crime: Assault To Murder
Term: 4 1/2 years
Discharged: 30 June 1919
Inmate # 33293 San Quentin Prison (California)
Rec: 27 Dec 1919
Crime: Robbery
Term: 1-Life
Transferred to Folsom 29 Dec 1919
Inmate #11372 Folsom Prison (California)
Rec: 29 Dec 1919
Crime: Robbery
Term: 1-Life
On 24 Nov 1927 Thanksgiving Day, Folsom Prison was taken over by inmates.
Healdsburg Tribune, Number 148, 1 May 1929
Five Folsom Riot Ringleaders Must Die on Gallows
Five of the six Folsom prisoners, who led a desperate attempted prison break on Thanksgiving day of 1927, must die on the gallows for the murder of fellow prisoners. They are: Tony Brown, San Francisco bandit, the ringleader; “Eddie” Stokes, Los Angeles thief; Walter E. Burke, Sacramento robber; James Gregg, Fresno murderer, and Eugene Crosby, Oakland holdup man. The fate of the sixth convict, Albert M. Stewart, the “men with 21 aliases,” who turned state’s evidence, is still in the balance, as his case was not included with that of the request before the supreme court. The attempted break on Thanksgiving day, 1927, cost the lives of four guards, seven convicts and three deputy sheriffs, turned 1200 of the 2100 prisoners into a rioting horde, which seized the inner sections of the prison and called into action 500 national guardsmen and as many more deputy sheriffs and other posse men.
George was killed during the riot.
He was buried in the Folsom Prison Cemetery
Row 7, grave 17.
Find A Grave Memorial #170112286
He stared his criminal career at age 9.
As George Smith
Rec: 21 Feb 1909
Crime: Burglary
Term: 5-14 years
Age: 41
Was also INmate #2425 (no Photo) Walla Walla
Rec: 1901
Crime: Burglary
Age: 33
Inmate# 23787 Auburn Prison (New York) as George Hart
Inmate #1690 Utah State Prison as George Tully
Inmate #29444 San Quentin Prison (California)
Rec: 16 Mar 1916
Crime: Assault To Murder
Term: 4 1/2 years
Discharged: 30 June 1919
Inmate # 33293 San Quentin Prison (California)
Rec: 27 Dec 1919
Crime: Robbery
Term: 1-Life
Transferred to Folsom 29 Dec 1919
Inmate #11372 Folsom Prison (California)
Rec: 29 Dec 1919
Crime: Robbery
Term: 1-Life
On 24 Nov 1927 Thanksgiving Day, Folsom Prison was taken over by inmates.
Healdsburg Tribune, Number 148, 1 May 1929
Five Folsom Riot Ringleaders Must Die on Gallows
Five of the six Folsom prisoners, who led a desperate attempted prison break on Thanksgiving day of 1927, must die on the gallows for the murder of fellow prisoners. They are: Tony Brown, San Francisco bandit, the ringleader; “Eddie” Stokes, Los Angeles thief; Walter E. Burke, Sacramento robber; James Gregg, Fresno murderer, and Eugene Crosby, Oakland holdup man. The fate of the sixth convict, Albert M. Stewart, the “men with 21 aliases,” who turned state’s evidence, is still in the balance, as his case was not included with that of the request before the supreme court. The attempted break on Thanksgiving day, 1927, cost the lives of four guards, seven convicts and three deputy sheriffs, turned 1200 of the 2100 prisoners into a rioting horde, which seized the inner sections of the prison and called into action 500 national guardsmen and as many more deputy sheriffs and other posse men.
George was killed during the riot.
He was buried in the Folsom Prison Cemetery
Row 7, grave 17.
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Find A Grave Memorial #170112286
I didn't find any solid family information on George, I do not know if he was ever married or had any children. I made him a tree on Ancestry as I do all I write about. I am really bothered by the fact that he was in and out of prison since age 9. Perhaps he was orphaned and that's where it all started. I would love to know more about him.
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