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Full titleJohn Piggot, alias John Pickett. This is a bad one; would stop at nothing, as his record will show you. On Feb. 11, 1899, he was sent to San Quentin Prison for 5 years. His eastern records show as follows: Oct. 4, 1903, arrested in Chicago; charge petit larceny and fined. Oct. 1, 1904, arrested in Philadelphia, charge petit larceny and was fined. Sept. 15, 1904, arrested in New York for picking pockets, charge dismissed. June 26, 1906, arrested in Auburn, N.Y., charge petit larceny; charge dismissed. March 28, 1907, arrested in Baltimore, Md. for picking pockets and sent to States Prison for one year. March 4, 1909, arrested in Washington, D.C. Charge, vagrancy, charge dismissed. April 18, 1914, arrested in Cleveland, Ohio; charge petit larceny and was sent to the Ohio State Prison.
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