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<P>I don't know if this might be helpful or has anything to do with anything here, but there's a very interesting book on Google books called Necktie Parties: A History of Legal Executions in Oregon, 1851-1905. It has some references to "Multnomah County Poor Farm," too.</P>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Babe Fain <BFAIN@FRONTIERNET.NET><BR>Sent: Sep 19, 2009 10:00 AM <BR>To: 'or-roots mail list' <OR-ROOTS@LISTSMART.OSL.STATE.OR.US><BR>Subject: [or-roots] Oregon Penitentiary Record in Salems/Euegene <BR><BR><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = [default] http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40 NS = "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" /><ZZZhtml xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"><ZZZhead><ZZZmeta content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZmeta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceType" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><ZZZ!--[if !mso]>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">My great grandfather, James Theordore Robbins was sent to prison in 1896. In the book, "<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> Penitentiary" records of inmates Prepared by <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> Genealogical Society, Eugene Oregon, indicates he was charged with rape from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Union</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> on 6/12/1896; convicted and sentenced to 35 years. I can’t find any information concerning what happened to him. He left four children to be raised by his wife’s parent. She died in 1887. The following information is all I have found.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Case# 3681 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Name Robbins, James <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Date 6/12/1896 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">I would like to know if he died in Penitentiary or if he was released and on what date. Any information would much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Babe Fain</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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