James Francis McCourt was born 19 Dec 1906 in Washington to Charles Francis McCourt & Emma Husby.
Inmate #5230 Washington Reform School
Crime: Auto Theft
Rec: 30 Sep 1926
Paroled: 25 April 1928
Age: 19
Inmate #12630 Washington State Prison
Rec: 1929
Crime: 1st Degree Murder
Term: Life
Age: 22
He escaped prison for an hour.
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Leo Harold Burns was born 24 Feb 1908 in Pierce County, WA to Louis M Burns & Hattie Engle (1887-1969).
Inmate #5048 Washington Reform School
Rec:25 March 1926
Crime: Auto Theft
Paroled: 14 April 1927
Parole revoked: 31 Aug 1927
Paroled: 11 Aug 1928
Age: 18
He would died in prison on 5 July 1929
Inmate #12196 Washington State Prison
Rec: 1929
Crime: 1st Degree Murder
Term: Life
Age: 21
Knute Lindberg Born about 1906 in Sweden
Inmate: #12422 Washington State Prison
Rec: 1929
Term: Life
Age: 23
The 1930 & 1940 census shows he was still in prison. I found no further information on him.
McCourt was in the Washington State Prison during the 1930 & 1940 Census, but I did find this record for him in California.
Inmate #A-9746 Folsom Prison
Rec:5 Nov 1948
Crime: Burglary
Term: 1-15
Age: 41
The three young men went on a robbery spree committing over 30 robberies and shot Gorge P Hardgrove while attempting to rob his store and a police officer named Emery R Sherard. The police officer dies and George had to have his leg amputated.
Here's some newspaper articles I found on these young men.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33478003/leo_burns/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33477928/leo_burns/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33477902/leo_burns/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33409934/james_mccourt/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33410005/james_mccourt/
James Francis McCourt would die 4 Nov 1966 in San Francisco, CA. He had married Grace A Borberg in 1954 in San Francisco, CA.
They messed up big time and I believe each of them knew it except James McCourt, He was a troubled kid from the get go and would be in trouble all his life, sad. I wonder how their families dealt with all this.
This is Officer Emery R Sherad
Here's a link to for his story and what happened.
https://rspoa.org/index.php?officer-emery-sherard
Inmate #5230 Washington Reform School
Crime: Auto Theft
Rec: 30 Sep 1926
Paroled: 25 April 1928
Age: 19
Inmate #12630 Washington State Prison
Rec: 1929
Crime: 1st Degree Murder
Term: Life
Age: 22
He escaped prison for an hour.
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Leo Harold Burns was born 24 Feb 1908 in Pierce County, WA to Louis M Burns & Hattie Engle (1887-1969).
Inmate #5048 Washington Reform School
Rec:25 March 1926
Crime: Auto Theft
Paroled: 14 April 1927
Parole revoked: 31 Aug 1927
Paroled: 11 Aug 1928
Age: 18
He would died in prison on 5 July 1929
Inmate #12196 Washington State Prison
Rec: 1929
Crime: 1st Degree Murder
Term: Life
Age: 21
Knute Lindberg Born about 1906 in Sweden
Inmate: #12422 Washington State Prison
Rec: 1929
Term: Life
Age: 23
The 1930 & 1940 census shows he was still in prison. I found no further information on him.
McCourt was in the Washington State Prison during the 1930 & 1940 Census, but I did find this record for him in California.
Inmate #A-9746 Folsom Prison
Rec:5 Nov 1948
Crime: Burglary
Term: 1-15
Age: 41
The three young men went on a robbery spree committing over 30 robberies and shot Gorge P Hardgrove while attempting to rob his store and a police officer named Emery R Sherard. The police officer dies and George had to have his leg amputated.
Here's some newspaper articles I found on these young men.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33478003/leo_burns/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33477928/leo_burns/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33477902/leo_burns/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33409934/james_mccourt/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33410005/james_mccourt/
James Francis McCourt would die 4 Nov 1966 in San Francisco, CA. He had married Grace A Borberg in 1954 in San Francisco, CA.
They messed up big time and I believe each of them knew it except James McCourt, He was a troubled kid from the get go and would be in trouble all his life, sad. I wonder how their families dealt with all this.
Here's a link to for his story and what happened.
https://rspoa.org/index.php?officer-emery-sherard
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