Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-10
dutch CHARLIE
BACK In PRISON
MOST EXTRAORDINARY GRIMM
AL IN MISSOURI PEEITEE-
TIARY ANNALS.
he HAS SPENT OVER IS
YEARS IN This HAMMER,
Burglary, Obtaining Money Under
False PretenseS. Violating Par
don Terms and Grand
Larceny Are the Of

JEFFERSON CRY, Nov. 6.-"Dutch
Charley" who has come to the peni-
Tertiary to serve his twelfth sentence,
is the most remarkable criminal in
Missouri prison annals. He is nov s.
years Of age, and came TO the Missouri
penitentiary at the age OF 30 TO serve
his first sentence from St Louis coun-
ty for grand larceny. He has served
sentences under several different
names.
He arrived at the penltentiary last
Monday from Warren county for a
three-years' stay for stealing a watch.
At the completion OF the sentence he
viii be 81 years old, and will have
spent 3sl years in the Missouri pris-
on.
Following is bis prison record:
First sentence-he came to the pen.
itentiary June IA, 1851 for the crime
Of grand larceny, from st. Louis coun.
ty under the name o: Lewis Meyer;was
36 years OF age; had a two-year SEN
tence; was pardoned August 81, 1852.
Second sentence-Name, Lewis Mey.
er; received at ~penitentiary Oct. 5,
1854, from st. Louis county, for two
years, for grand larceny. He was par
doned Nov. Is, 1855.
Third sentence-Received on March
Is, 1862, under the name of August
Meyer, from Gasconade county, for q
term OF two years, for grand larceny.
He served out this sentence.
Fourth sentence-Receiyed on April
%, 1872, from st. Louis county, under
the name Of John Miller, alias John
Meyer, for two years, for grand lar.
ceny. He was pardoned by Gov,
Woodson on Oct. %, 1873.
Fifth sentence-Receiyed June 10,
1880, from st. Louis city, under name
OF August Lehman, for two years, fol
grand larceny. He was discharged un.
der the th~ree-fourths rule Dec. 4
1881.
Sixth sentence-Receiyed Oct. l.
1888, from Cole county, uuder name O
August Lohman, for violating hil
conditional pardon by returning u
Jefferson City. He was discharged
April /, 1884, after serving full time
Seventh sentence-Received Dec %
1886, from st. Louis county, u4del
name OF August Lohman, for thre,
years, for burglary In the second de
gree. He was discharged under three
fourths law June II, 1887.
Eighth sentence-Received Oct 81
1888, from St. Lohis city under th,
name OF Charles LohmaD, for tw'
years for grand larceny. Discharged
April 10, 1890.
Ninth sentence-Received Nov. 0
1890, from Ste. Genevieve county un
der the name Of August Meyer, foI
obtaining property under false pre-
lenses. Discharged April 30, 1892.
Tenth sentence-Received Sept. 20
1894, from Franklin county under tn,
name Of August Wellenkamp, for twt
years for larceny from a dwelling
Discharged March IS, 1896.
Eleventh sentence Received JUL
|, 1901, from Cole county under th,
name OF August Wellenkamp for sil
months for falling TO leave Co'e coun
~. He WIS remanded to the peniten,
tiary TO serve the six months which be
got OF bis former sentence for good
behavior. Discharged Dec. 81, 1901.
Twelfth sentence-Receiyed Oct.2
1904. from Warren county under ths
name Of August Dickman, for three
years for grand larceny.
In explaining bis last sentence he
said he had bargained TO buy a mans
farm 10 Warren county, when he saw
a watch which the man had and which
he wanted. He waited an ~opportune
time and stole the watch, and for this
he got his sentence u three years.