Ray August Hensgen & Herbert Bentley Hensgen: Their Crimes

Ray August Hensgen was born 17 March 1899 Anaconda, MT, Herbert Bentley Hensgen was born March 1895 in Salt Lake City, UT, to August Hensgen (1861-1931) & Cora D Bentley (1869-1939).



Inmate: #5953 Portland, OR Jail
Arrested: 6 Oct 1923
Crime: Burglary
Age: 36








He robbed a Western Union Store of $7500

He was sent to Walla Walla Prison for this crime:
Name: Ray Hensgen
Inmate Number: 11270
Crime: Burglary 2nd Degree
Where Convicted: Snohomish
Year Of Receipt: 1926
Nativity: Montana
Age: 28
Notes: Received from Court

Reference Number: AR129-5-4-011684

He has a few alias:

Edward Brown
Thomas Fullem
Ray Cummings
Ray Bentley

He was also convicted of the Drug Act and was sent to McNeil Island Federal Prison:






Name: Ray Hensgen
[Edward Brown] 
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1899
Received Date: 13 Oct 1928
Age when Received: 29
Facility: McNeil Island Penitentiary

Prison Location: McNeil Island, Pierce, Washington

He was also in San Quentin Prison:



Inmate: #34834 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 8 May 1921
Crime: Burglary
Note the hypo marks on both arms under his scars.







I found these articles saying he shot a friend of his horsing around.
17 Feb 1920

Seattle, Washington




I didn't find any criminal records for his brother Herbert but I found lots of newspaper clippings for them both to appear in court all through 1918 & 1919, here's one.



Ray married 23 June 1927 as Ray Bentley to Minna Louise Horstman (1904-1956) They must of divorced because she married Harry H Crawford 6 Nov 1940.

in 1942 Ray was in Denver, CO his WWII Draft Registration has it as his residence. I found no death information for Ray.

Herbert Married Eva Feit 18 Feb 1919 in Seattle, WA. Herbert died 27 Dec 1923 in Seattle, WA. I found no obituary or other articles on his death.

His alias was Harry Fisher.



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