Thomas Sprott Sr. was born about 1839 in Scotland. He was married to Martha had a son named Thomas Sprott Jr. and there was another child born in May 1875.
Inmate at Sing Sing Prison
Rec: 20 July 1875
Crime: Assault to kill
Term: 10 yrs
His sentence was commuted by 5 years
He tried to get a pardon 16 Sep 1876 and was denied. He was released in 1881.
All the trouble started when Thomas boxed his sons ears and the little nine year old ran to police, Jun 1875.
Then in July two months after his wife gave birth to a baby, he threw her out a second story window of their residence at No. 857 First Ave, NYC
A longer more detailed version of what happened is here just click the link to read the article.
He was in the 1880 census still in Sing Sing Prison.
Name: Thomas Sprott
Age: 43
Birth Date: Abt 1837
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1880: Sing Sing, Westchester, New York, USA
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: Engineer
I did not find him the 1900 census, so he may have left NY.
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