Mrs. Myrtle Hughes & Arthur Eugene Shelley: Grand Larceny

 Mrs. Myrtle Hughes was born about 1893 in California.


Inmate: #125493 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 24 Feb 1912
Crime: Grand Larceny





She was paroled 21 Jan 1914, here are a few newspaper clippings:






Arthur Eugene Shelley was born 24 Sep 1885 in Michigan, had a wife named Geneva.



Inmate: #8222 Folsom Prison
Rec" 9 Feb 1912
Crime: Grand Larceny


He was paroled 9 Feb 1915


Here's a few more newspaper articles:





I found Arthur's US Military Headstone Application.


He died 5 Jan 1948 in Los Angeles County, CA

I didn't find any genealogy information for Myrtle and i didn't find anything on Arthur's wife. 


Early in 1920 he was in Hawaii

NAME: Arthur E Shelley

DEPARTURE DATE: 27 Apr 1920

DEPARTURE PLACE: San Francisco, California

ARRIVAL PLACE: Honolulu

ADDRESS: 1534 Front Street

RESIDENCE: San Diego California

SHIP: Logan

MILITARY UNIT: Qmc

RANK: M Sgt

SERVICE NUMBER: (R)1,621,075

NOTES: Hawaiian Replacement Troops


In 1920 Arthur was living here

NAME: Arthur E Shelly

AGE: 33

BIRTH YEAR: 1887

BIRTHPLACE: Michigan

HOME IN 1920: San Diego, San Diego, California

STREET: San Diego Barracks

RESIDENCE DATE: 1920

RACE: White

GENDER: Male

MARITAL STATUS: Married

ABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH: Yes

OCCUPATION: O Th Sergrant

INDUSTRY: US Armory


in 1918 he left California for New Jersey with his unit.

NAME: Arthur E Shelley

DEPARTURE DATE: 22 Aug 1918

DEPARTURE PLACE: Hoboken, New Jersey

ADDRESS: 1025 C Hestnut Ave

RESIDENCE: Long Beach, Cal

SHIP: De Kalb

MILITARY UNIT: Bakery

RANK: Sergeant

SERVICE NUMBER: 1621075

NOTES: Bakery Company Three Hundred Twenty-Three Quartermaster Corps, National Army


By 1942 he was a retired soldier and he was voting as a Republican.


I wonder what connection these two had, how they met and why they were working together to commit crimes.






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