James Lowell Morehouse: Robbery & Murder of a Deputy Sheriff

James Lowell Morehouse was born 2 Dec 1906, Michigan to Hiram Robinson Morehouse (1876-1956) & Iva M MacGriffin (1875-1947).

He married Esther A Tupper in 1928 (1907-19070). She was a nurse at a sanitarium.

17 Dec 1927 James was robbing a place with 2 accomplices and shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Cleo Platt and went on the lamb with his new wife.



I found this wanted poster on the Washington Digital Online Site. This is where it all started.

Then I check newspaper clippings and found these.








https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32247111/james_lowell_morehouse/






1926 Chrysler 58 Roadster 2 tone similar to the car James was driving while on the lamb.  

1930 & 1940 census shows he is incarcerated in the Michigan State Prison. I have sent for his records and will update this post with them.

Esther suck by her man dying April 1970 in Battle Creek, MI James followed 8 years later dying 31 Dec 1978 in Jackson, MI. They had a son named Anthony James Morehouse 1938-1994. I am wondering if they were allowed conjugal visits while he was locked up. Unless he was released and got a parole violation, or was incarcerated for something else. Guess we will have to wait for the records. 



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