John Lawrence Kirkbride: Grand Larceny for A School Teacher

John Lawrence Kirkbride was born 3 Nov 1878 in Smithfield, UT, to Sheriff James Kirkbride (1851-1904) & Mary Lucinda Gibson(1855-1898).

Inmate: #791 Idaho State Prison

Rec: 11 Dec 1900

Crime: Grand Larceny

Term: 18 Months

Age: 23

He looks dreadful mean

In 1895 his father was Sheriff of Cache County, UT, there was a very large case about a women was tried for murder and he was the arresting officer. He was born in England.


https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43016953/james_kirkbride/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43016896/james_kirkbride/

I also found newspaper articles on his election as sheriff and his wife being sick all on the same page.

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43016290/james_kirkbride/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43016781/james_kirkbride/

Sheriff James Kirkbride

Hss mother Mary died in 1899 I found her obituary

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43017114/james_kirkbride/

Mary Lucinda Gibson

The Sheriff James & Mary's children:

Margaret Lucinda Kirkbride

1875–1940

James William Kirkbride

1876–1967

John Lawrence Kirkbride

1878–1948

Charles Franklin Kirkbride

1885–1933

Edna Kirkbride

1890–1959

Sarah M Kirkbride

1882–

Liddia E Kirkbride

1887–

Bessie R Kirkbride

1891–

Lilas L Kirkbride

1893–

Erica Kirkbride

1896–

James married 36 Oct 1904 to Lenora Cantwell (1886-1976)

I didn't find any children. He was a well educated man, he had some college and was a school teacher from 1900-1930 then became the principal, in Smithfield. 

John Lawrence Kirkbride married 10 Feb 1904 in Jefferson County, ID to Mary Marie Jacobson (1885-1945)

They had the following children:

Trilba Kirkbride

1906–

Bertha Geneva Kirkbride

1911–

Jacob Archie Kirkbride

1917–

Lilas La Ray Krikbride

1920–1992

Lucille Kirkbride

1925–

Luale A Kirkbride

1925–

I am wondering if he committed the crime was shameful for it or was accused and tried for something he didn't do. My gut tells me he was guilty and ashamed. I do not think his family knew. I didn't find any newspaper clippings on his crime, which to me is odd, because if they would of known he was the son of a sheriff it would of been all over the newspapers. Another point, he used his real name, that tells me he wasn't hiding.

It was a rough era at that time, we had the devastating hurricane in Houston, TX, McKinley was re-elected and shot, The Wright Brothers flight, Theodore Roosevelt gets sworn in and San Francisco has a earth quake that shakes the country. Idaho was just established as a state in 1900, lots of Mormons in that area.

He was up for a pardon in 1902 I found this newspaper clipping

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77897629/john-kirkbride/

John died 10 Jul 1948, he and wife are buried together.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179447/john-lawrence-kirkbride

Him and his wife are buried together at the Smithfield City Cemetery, here's their Find A Grave link.

He and his family were all Mormons