James Searight Alias Frank Jordan, Alias James Welsch. was born Aug 1877 in California.
Inmate: Sacramento County Jail
Crime: Robbery
Rec: 20 March 1898
Age: 20
Inmate: Sacramento County Jail
Rec: 20 March 1898
Crime: Robbery
Age: 24
Inmate: 26864 San Quentin Prison
as James Welsch
Rec: 11 Oct 1913
Crime: Burglary 2nd Degree
Term: 1 Yr
Age: 24
Paroled: 11 May 1914
I didn't find any other information for these childhood pals. I believe James Welsch may have been his actual name, as far as I can tell with Charles there is no clue, I tried searching him with his alias and there too many close calls to choose one. I wonder if they mostly got into trouble while they were together, and maybe Charles was dead by 1913 and James was on his own. A theory anyhow.
Crime: Robbery
Rec: 20 March 1898
Age: 20
Inmate: #4369 Folsom Prison
Rec: 20 Apr 1898
Crime: Robbery
Term: Life
Age: 20
Here's a newspaper articleshttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/40085113/james_searight/ explaining the robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.
Their first mistake was trying to rob a house with the occupants sleeping in it, then shooting the man with his own gun. Because he survived it is the only reason they charged with just robbery but why they got life. Which by the way they were pardoned in 17 Dec 1910 by the acting governor. They were paroled from prison on 1 Jan 1909.
Charles Leroy was born May 1872 in Missouri.
Alias"Ione" and James Walker.
Inmate: Sacramento County Jail
Rec: 20 March 1898
Crime: Robbery
Age: 24
Inmate:144263 San Quentin Prison
Rec:21 Apr 1898
Crime: Robbery
Term: Life
Age: 24
Paroled: 19 Apr 1908 and pardoned 17 Dec 1910
Here's the newspaper article about their clemency.
He was also INmate: 17723 San Quentin Prison I couldn't find his records for this inmate number.
James would get himself into trouble again
as James Welsch
Rec: 11 Oct 1913
Crime: Burglary 2nd Degree
Term: 1 Yr
Age: 24
Paroled: 11 May 1914
I didn't find any other information for these childhood pals. I believe James Welsch may have been his actual name, as far as I can tell with Charles there is no clue, I tried searching him with his alias and there too many close calls to choose one. I wonder if they mostly got into trouble while they were together, and maybe Charles was dead by 1913 and James was on his own. A theory anyhow.
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