George Adams was born Dec 1860 in New York.
At age 19 he was in California and robbing a stagecoach.
Inmate: #9148 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 15 Dec 1879
Crime: Stagecoach Robbery
Term: 5 yrs
Age: 19
Discharged: 15 July 1883
On 3 Dec 1879 George waited for the Coast Line Stage near Soledad, CA. He had tied a rope to a tree and when the stage came he pulled the other end it had a hanky on which made the horse stop in its track. He demanded the Wells Fargo & Company cashbox, once they threw it down to him he told the stage driver to head on to town. He broke open the box taking $160 cash and a check for $140 drawn on a bank in San Luis Obispo. He only had a wooden toy gun, he then put on his mother's shoes to throw off his trail. As soon as the coached reached town they summoned Sheriff Franks. He went to the scene of the crime and followed the trail to San Francisco, where George was arrested. He had never been in trouble before and pleaded guilty.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43884280/george_adams/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43883833/george_adams/
Seems like he stayed out of trouble until 1902 when he is charged with felony.
I wonder what had happened in his life to commit a crime after all those years, unless I just didn't find it, I searched the records and newspapers.
He was married to a Mary living in San Francisco with a few children. I didn't find any death records.
Link for above article: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43885733/george_adams/
I found this record for him in a book on Google Books, which lead me to his story. One never knows where you can find your ancestors records, so think outside the box...
Wells, Fargo & Co. Stagecoach and Train Robberies, 1870-1884: The Corporate ...
edited by James B. Hume, John N. Thacker, R. Michael Wilson.
At age 19 he was in California and robbing a stagecoach.
Inmate: #9148 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 15 Dec 1879
Crime: Stagecoach Robbery
Term: 5 yrs
Age: 19
Discharged: 15 July 1883
On 3 Dec 1879 George waited for the Coast Line Stage near Soledad, CA. He had tied a rope to a tree and when the stage came he pulled the other end it had a hanky on which made the horse stop in its track. He demanded the Wells Fargo & Company cashbox, once they threw it down to him he told the stage driver to head on to town. He broke open the box taking $160 cash and a check for $140 drawn on a bank in San Luis Obispo. He only had a wooden toy gun, he then put on his mother's shoes to throw off his trail. As soon as the coached reached town they summoned Sheriff Franks. He went to the scene of the crime and followed the trail to San Francisco, where George was arrested. He had never been in trouble before and pleaded guilty.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43884280/george_adams/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43883833/george_adams/
Seems like he stayed out of trouble until 1902 when he is charged with felony.
Inmate: #19740 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 23 Aug 1902
Crime: Felony
Term: 4 yrs
Age: 41
Discharged: 18 Aug 1905
I wonder what had happened in his life to commit a crime after all those years, unless I just didn't find it, I searched the records and newspapers.
He was married to a Mary living in San Francisco with a few children. I didn't find any death records.
Link for above article: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43885733/george_adams/
I found this record for him in a book on Google Books, which lead me to his story. One never knows where you can find your ancestors records, so think outside the box...
edited by James B. Hume, John N. Thacker, R. Michael Wilson.
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