This page July 14, 2006
This section was prompted by a submission from Kathy Bargerhuff. She happened to come across these recordings while doing her research and felt that they would be of interest to others. The current listing is limited to a few years span. However, if anything else become available- it will be added. These are of course, not complete listings of prisoners- just persons connected with our 3 counties. There were probably also others. The State Prison in Southern Indiana at the time was located in Jeffersonville, Indiana. There is one exception below, John Parrish, who was in the Northern Indiana State Prison- probably in Pendleton, Indiana.
This data originally came from the publication, "Documents of the General Assembly of Indiana at the 41st Session" Indianapolis-John C. Walker, State Printer, 1861.
State Prison Inmates Year Ending December 15, 1860
** Mr. Parrish was held in the Northern State Prison
State Pardons for 1859-1860
Name
Age
County Convicted
Crime
Term
When Sentenced
Submitted by
Hugh MURPHY
27
Owen
Manslaughter
8 years
Dec. 7, 1858
Kathy Bargerhuff
John MURPHY
22
Owen
Manslaughter
10 years
Dec. 7, 1858
Kathy Bargerhuff
Enoch MORGAN
unknown
Owen
Manslaughter
20 years
Dec 8, 1860
Kathy Bargerhuff
John S. HARDEN
unknown
Owen
Grand Larceny
2 years
Dec 8, 1860
Kathy Bargerhuff
**John W. PARRISH
34
Grand Larceny
Owen
2 years
unknown
Kathy Bargerhuff
Date
Name
Crime
Where Tried
Term Served
Remarks
Submitted by
Jan 10, 1860
S.A. THARP
Highway Robbery
Spencer
2 years
Doubts of Sufficiency of Evidence
Kathy Bargerhuff
March 10, 1860
John H. JAMES
Larceny
Owen County
2 years
petition of large # of citizens; Minor
Kathy Bargerhuff
Dec 17, 1860
Dr. John W. PARRISH
Grand Larceny
Owen County
2 years
Pardoned on petition of 1000 citizens & affidavit of witness committing perjury
Kathy Bargerhuff