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Franklin County, Ohio

After a period of unusual quiet, the pugilistic spirits broke out in the penitentiary late Friday afternoon. Henry Darling and Alonzo Steiner, both about 17 years old, work in the broom shop, and just about quitting time they got together in great shape. They pummeled each other for a few minutes without doing serious damage. each claimed that the other was the aggressor and Deputy Warden Dawson decided to punish both in the same degree. Each was reduced to the third grade for 30 days and will lose 20 days' good time.

During the morning Dr. Tharp removed a small tumor from the eye of Andrew Trautman, a Franklin county prisoner serving four years for cutting to wound. The patient is getting along nicely.

The usual large number of baskets filled with dainties fir the enjoyment of fortunate prisoners on Sunday have been received during the day.

Guard Edward A. McCabe will spend the next two or three days at his home in Coshocton.

John Henderson and Sam Allen, Lucas county, one year each for larceny, and Emmit Delton, Miami county, one year for burglary and larceny, have been discharged. William Brickler went out on parole.

Lima Daily News
May 27, 1919

Columbus - 
Ohio supreme court decreed Tuesday that James Morgan must die in the electric chair for the murder of a railroad conductor in Williams county.

Lima News
Apr 22, 1930

List of those who died in the  Ohio Penitentiary Fire: They are listed by counties: 

Theodore Angilian, Hamilton; Benjamin Allman; Washington; Arthur Allen, Hamilton; Red Ames; Wyandot; Edward Axe, Miami; John Atkins, Franklin; Sherman Arms, Meigs; Robert Anderson, Franklin; Sam Aldrich, Lucas; Howard Allen, Clermont; George Arthur, Franklin; Albert Black, Cuyahoga; Hugh Bunough, Henry; Jack Breews, Summit.
John Bushner, Cuyahoga; James Blodgett, Cuyahoga; George Baker, Hamilton; Arnold Birgley, Butler; Robert Brannick, Clark; Jacob Bearhalter, Hamilton; Daniel Belcher, Scioto; Walker Bryant, Hamilton; Charles Biller, Cuyahoga; Dempsey Brown, Hamilton; Patrick Dillon, Lake; Dave Davis, Cuyahoga; Sherman Dawson, Cuyahoga; Dorse Dewitt, Summit; Innis Drake, Hamilton, Hamilton; Gilbert Dawson, Cuyahoga.
Lawrence Early, Mahoning; CharlesEverpaugh, Licking; Homer Eberth, Clark; John Eckler, Columbiana; Pierre Edmund, Cuyahoga; Arol Fremont, Cuyahoga; Charles Fletcher, Cuyahoga; John Forkner, Greene; Mike L. Frombetti, Hamilton; Alfred Ford, Hancock; Charles Ford, Stark; Sam Frazzell, Franklin; Harry S. Foreman, Franklin; Mike Fisher, Franklin; WilliamFoster, Hamilton; Leroy Gray, Lucas; George Goboroff, Stark; Paul Gibsob, Marion; Russell Good, Van Wert; Lonnie Gaywood, Butler; Mike Glowitch, Cuyahoga. 
Robert Berbrey, Miami; Earl Graft, Cuyahoga; Joe Geesey, Cuyahoga; Dale Harmon, Stark; Edward Heston, Summit; James Hooling, Hamilton; Edward Halitski, Jefferson; Charles Harris, Jefferson; James Harris, Hamilton; Oren Hill, Franklin; Richard Harper, Union; Floyd Hosier, Preble; Charles Hall, Hancock;

Carl Hollenbacher, Allen; James Anderson, Montgomery; Earnest Hunt, Cuyahoga; William A. Hutcheson, Mahoning; Pat Hanna, Cuyahoga; Raymond Hickman, Franklin; William Hickman, Cuyahoga; Robert Hartley, Lucas; Albert Holland, Coshocton; Charles B. H-sk, Cuyahoga; Geo. P. Jacobs, Warren; James Jackson, Hamilton; Thomas Jones, Cuyahoga; Arthur Jones, Fulton; William Jennings, Harrison; Hershell B. Johnson, Portage; Wallace Jackson, Cuyahoga;  Will Johnson, Richland; 

Walter Kruse, Hamilton; Robert Knapp, Summit; Albert King, Hamilton; Joe Kowslski, Defiance; Harry Kuzo, Cuyahoga; O. D. Kell, Belmont; Lawrence Kerpigan, Guersney; John Kerr, Hamilton; Richard Kozac, Cuyahoga; Frank Klayman, Hamilton; Howard Krelsiga, Hamilton; Stanley Kostiks, Cuyahoga; Fred Kern, Cuyahoga; Alex Kuni, Mahoning; Pearl Kreiger, Henry; William Kisner, Summit; Wilson J. Knott, Hamilton; Elmer Kooner, Hamilton; John Kowalarski, Cuyahoga; 

Felix Kowalski, Lucas; John Karko, Cuyahoga; William W. Laws, Franklin; Howard Lewis, Hamilton; James Lazette, Lucas; Bud Lee, Columbiana; William Lightner, Portage; Erie Lehio, Cuyahoga; Theodore Lemiere, Hancock; Harvey Lieber, Paulding; John Longacre, Crawford; Walter Lambert, Franklin; Eli Larocque, Cuyahoga; Mack Lalley, Franklin; William Murdack, Cuyahoga; George E. Moelke, Lucas; Earl Miller, Wood; Albert McWhorter, Pickaway; Peter Musso, Stark; Andrew Murphy, Cuyahoga; C. J. Murray, Lucas; Charles Mack, Lucas; Joseph Miller, Guernsey; George Mullenir, Jr., Miami;

Samuel Mann, Columbiana; Robert Meyers, Lucas; Emerson Monnett, Fairfield;  Edwatd Meadows, Mercer; Robert McMillen, Summit; Guy McIntosh, Cuyahoga; Raymond McAbler, Carroll; Ivan McPherson, Henry; John Myers, Hancock; Eddie Montgomery, Summit; Archey Myers, Clark; Barney Madden, Lucas; George E. Naice, Lucas; Edward Neubauer, Hamilton; Harry Nerri, Summit;

Edward Nagle, Jr., Hamilton; Robt. Nance, Hamilton; Derold Pott, Auglaize; Herman Pendleton, Miami; Dewey Pierce, Hocking; Emil Pitner, Cuyahoga; Harold Phillips, Jackson; Charles Paullin, Wood; Gafaretti Pietro, Summit; John Polles, Summit; Roy Parkins, Warren; George Plagueman, Hamilton; Joe Porzio, Cuyahoga; Oakley Ross, Mahoning; John Rudnicki, Lucas; Lester Ross, Miami.

William Reaster, Lucas; John Reno, Trumbull; Joseph Stoner, Cuyahoga; Thomas Shellerich, Stark; George Scaporetti, Summit; Jess Shively, Franklin; Charles D. Shelpman, Defiance; Charles Sherrick, Clark; Ed. Smith, Athens; Genaro Saliman, Marion; John Stiers, Adams; Morris Snelling, Licking; Edward Scott, Hamilton; John Skaiko, Cuyahoga; August Socha, Hamilton.

Ben Smith, Hamilton; George Smith, Cuyahoga; George Smith, Montgomery; Alfred Sutleff, Lucas; Albert Sisco, Fairfield; Harold Schuck, Cuyahoga; Joe Sweet, Hamilton; Joe Slack, Cuyahoga; Ray Spence, Cuyahoga; Charles E. Stetson, Lucas; Mike Sopha, Cuyahoga; Charles E. Seeley, Scioto; August Sachs, Hamilton; Robert Skean, Jackson; Willie Sherman, Mahoning; Kalio Stayanott, Stark.

Frank Z. Sans, Marion; Holland J. Taylor, Stark; Frank Thompson, Stark; Harold Thomas, Wood; Cleve Taylor, Hancock; Robert Thompson, Lucas; Joe Tyber, Mahoning; Edward Upchurch, Marion;  Andy Verbatis, Belmont; Fred Vanargabright, Shelby; Harry Virney, Mahoning; Emil Tischler, Cuyahoga; Roy Tyler, Cuyahoga; Andy Verbackin, Belmont; Mike Veomsky, Mahoning.

Adam J. Victor, Cuyahoga; Bart Walters, Lucas; Richard Wagner, Hamilton; J. J. Webster, Darke; Fred Waters, Stark; Everett White, Washington; Roy Wailen, Columbiana; Lawrence Weiner, Summit; William Walker, Muskingum; Clarence Waite, Trumbull; Charley A.Wells, Scioto; Elisha Williams, Franklin; Earl Young, Clark; W. D. Young, Seneca; Joseph Zolkowski, Cuyahoga.

Lima News
Apr 21, 1930

John Wesley Brown, 27, negro, convict at Ohio penitentiary, died of tuberculosis at the prison hospital today. Brown was admitted January 9, 1824, from Clark-co after his conviction for operating an automobile without the owner's consent.