Charles Vincent Burroughs: Forger, Swindler & Embezzler

Charles Vincent Burroughs was born 6 July 1888 in Brooklyn, NY. to John V Burroughs (1863-) & Eliza Prudhomme (1864-1958).

Inmate: #1216 Nevada State Prison
Rec: 10 Dec 1908
Crime: Forgery 
Alias: J. Bersford

Inmate: #10873 Folsom Prison
Rec: 8 May 1918
Crime: To defraud 
Alias: J. Bersford

Inmate: #31677 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 8 May 1918
Crime: Ficticious Checks
Alias: J. Bersford

Here is a timeline I created for his crimes and where he lived.

Arrested
1903 • Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
#3168
Arrested
12 Jun 1905 • New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Obtaining goods under false pretenses. As Chester A. Washburn
Arrested
12 Sep 1905 • New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Sentenced to 12 months to the parish prison #721
Prison
17 Oct 1906 • Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, USA
Inmate: # 9208 Iowa State Prison Crime: Larceny by embezzlement As Charles V Burroughs Discharged: 1 Dec 1907
Arrested
9 Apr 1908 • Des Moines, Clark, Missouri, USA
Obtaining money under false pretenses as C. J. Burroughs #693
Arrested
16 May 1908 • Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
No info
Residence
10 Dec 1908 • Carson City, Nevada, USA
Inmate: #1216 Nevada State Prison Crime: Forgery Term: 1 year Age: 38
Prison
3 Jul 1910 • Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Inmate: #2764 Term: 1 yr
Residence
1910 • Sacramento Ward 6, Sacramento, California, USA
Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Lodger
9 July 1912 Jail or Prison
Dallas, TX
Grand Larceny
Prison
1917 
Folsom, Sacramento, California, USA
Inmate: #10873
Arrested
14 Feb 1918
Vallejo, CA
8 May 1918 • San Quentin, Marin, California, USA
Inmate: #31677 As J. Beresford Crime: Bad checks Term: 1-14 yrs
Residence
8 May 1918 • San Quentin, Marin, California, USA
Residence
1920 • Sacramento Assembly District 14, Sacramento, California, USA
Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Residence
1930 • Sacramento, California, USA
Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Head
Residence
1931 • Sacramento, California, USA
Residence
1932 • Sacramento, California, USA
Residence
1934 • Sacramento, California, USA
Residence
1935 • Sacramento, California, USA
Residence
1937 • Sacramento, California, USA
Residence
1938 • Sacramento, California, USA
Residence
1940 • Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA
Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Jail
San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
Inmate: #3635
Arrest or Prison

Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Prison
Leavenworth Federal Prison 3 yrs
Prison
Kansas State Prison 
Langsing, KS
Was pardoned
Jail or Prison
Joplin, MO

Here is a list of his alias:

Also Known As
Jack G Warren

Also Known As
Chester A. Washburn

Also Known As
C. M. Burroughs

Also Known As
Dr. C. West

Also Known As
Cyrus N Burroughs

Also Known As
George Burrows

Also Known As
C. N. Burroughs

Also Known As
Charles H Stanton

Also Known As
C. J. Burroughs

Also Known As
Dr. C Burroughs

Also Known As
Cyrus Burroughs

Also Known As
Charles A West

Also Known As

C A Rogers

I added everything to his tree on Ancestry, I did not find any newspaper clippings. I found his real name through his mother, as she is listed in the paper work on his second page of the Nevada State Prison record.

I did not find any wife or kids but I would asume he may have had one under every alias. He mainly lived with his mother when he wasn't in trouble and I found his obituary which has no mention of any wives or kids. He died 21 Oct 1943 in Sacramento, CA. 

His obituary was posted for three days, someone loved him.

When he was home with his mom he sold adding machines. He lived a double life.