Joe E Woodward which most likely is not his birth name, was born about 1857 in Kentucky, but he said he was born in 1835.
Inmate: #16815 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 6 Jun 1896
Crime: Perjury
Term: 1 yr
I didn't find out what he was charged with as I didn't find his record because of all his aliases I tried them all.
Here is a timeline of his incarcerations:
Residence
6 Jan 1896 • San Quentin, Marin, California, USA
Inmate: #16815 San Quentin prison Crime: Perjury
Residence
29 Jun 1908 • McNeil Island, Pierce, Washington, USA
Inmate: #1789
Residence
18 Apr 1909 • Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
Inmate: #5368 Washington State Prison
Residence
18 Apr 1912 • Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
Inmate: #6485 Washington State Prison
Residence
10 Apr 1918 • Carson City, Nevada, USA
Inmate: #2060 Nevada State Prison Forgery
The above charge I found newspaper articles:
Story gets bazaar:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57102460/joe-woodward/
Residence
29 Sep 1926 • Folsom, Sacramento, California, USA
Inmate: #14389 Folsom Prison as George Hamilton Crime: Fictitious Checks
Residence
San Quentin, Marin, California, USA
Inmate: #17584 San Quentin Prison
Residence
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Montana, USA
Inmate: Missouri State Prison
Residence
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Inmate: Arkansas State Prison
His aliases I found:
Also Known As
Robinson
Also Known As
Wood burn
Also Known As
"Hog" Woodard
Also Known As
James F Smith
Also Known As
Henry Jones
Also Known As
George Hamilton
Also Known As
H. P. Willis
Also Known As
Charles Howard
Also Known As
Joseph Woodward
Criminal Information
San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Addition to San Francisco. No. 17584. Joe Woodward. Many aliases. In 1866 was doing a life term in Arkansas
Inmate: #14389 Folsom Prison
Rec: 29 Sep 1926
Crime: Fictitious Checks
Newspaper article:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57101632/george-h-hamilton/
The Judge didn't know what to make of it and had never seen anyone have so many aliases.
476a California Penal Code
Violation of PC 476a. Violation of PC 470 (Forgery) Violation of PC 476 (Check fraud) Any other crime of forgery or counterfeiting.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57106061/george-hamilton/
He seemed to be all alone in the world. He also seemed to have a lying problem, and made up stories for attention. He may have had some kind of mental disorder, but he did know right from wrong as several times he tried to get himself out of trouble. He also wanted people to think he was older than he was, most likely for sympathy and get a lesser sentence. We may never really know what his real name was and who his family was, but we have a pretty clear picture of what he became from 1876 to 1926. A habitual criminal. A sad and very lonely life while on the outside. He may have been George H Hamilton although I didn't find his Civil War or other military records to prove this.
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