The Reed and Berbach Families of New York State - Person Sheet
The Reed and Berbach Families of New York State - Person Sheet
Notes for Timothy J. SPRUNG
1900:
The Timothy Sprung family resided at Maple Avenue, Johnstown, Fulton Cnty, New York.550
1911:
Timothy Sprung was sentenced to Auburn, Cayuga Cnty, New York prison for two to five years on 24 Oct 1911 for arson in the 3rd degree. He was employed at a Delhi, Delaware Cnty, New York farm at the time and confessed to firing the barn of former Supervisor W. H. McClelland of Delaware, New York during the summer of 1911. Because of good behavior, he was transferred to Great Meadows prison, Washington Cnty, New York, a minimum security prison, where he was assigned to a work detail on a farm.1332 1333,1334
Sprung was described as five feet, nine inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with dark curley hair, light complexion and brown eyes. He had a scar about one inch long over his right eye.1332,1335
1913:
Timothy Sprung escaped from the Great Meadows prison, Comstock, Washington Cnty, New York on 28 Jul 1913. He walked away while working on that farm detail. 1332,1333,1335
1915:
After nearly two years, on Sunday, 7 March 1915, Timothy Sprung was captured in Gloversville and kept in the Gloversville, New York jail to await return to the Great Meadows prison.1336,1333 He had apparently spent at least some of the two years of his escape in Pennsylvania. He returned on a Sunday, when all the bars were closed. He had 22 cents to his name and gave it to an acquaintance to locate some liquor. Instead, the acquaintance bought the liquor, kept it for himself and turned Sprung in to the Gloversville police.1337
1917:
On 17 Dec 1917, Timothy listed 77 South Main Street, Gloversville, Fulton Cnty, New York as his address prior to his marriage to Eva May Hoffman (or Hopkins) on this date.1330
1918:
On 12 Sep 1918, Timothy Sprung registered for the World War I draft. On that date, he lived at 44 Cayaddutta Street, Gloversville, Fulton Cnty, New York.1321 He was a leather worker at Mill Bros., Grove Street, Gloversville, New York. His nearest relative (his wife) was Mrs. Eva M. Sprung who lived nearby at 34 Cayadutta Street, Gloversville, New York. He was described as 33 years old, white, of medium height and weight with blue eyes and dark hair. He was a native born citizen of the United States.1321
1919:
On 19 Jul 1919, Timothy J. Sprung married the widow and mother of seven living children Frances Hammersmith Seiler in Amsterdam, Montgomery Cnty, New York.551
On 10 Nov 1919, Sprung who resided at Extension West Street in the Town of Johnstown, Fulton Cnty, New York was arrested, charged with assault in the third degree for beating his wife, Frances, the Saturday before. She had filed a warrant for his arrest. He pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $20.00. He was also warned to stay away from his wife.1338
1920:
As of 2 Jan 1920, the Timothy Sprung family resided in the Town of Johnstown, Fulton Cnty, New York, District 3.1320
On 6 Jul 1920, Timothy Sprung, who still gave an address of Extension West Street, Town of Johnstown, New York, was arrested on the complaint of his wife, Frances, and charged with public intoxication. He was sentenced to 30 days in the Fulton County Jail, Johnstown, New York.1339
ca 1923-ca 1928:
Timothy Sprung was probably not in the Gloversville, Fulton Cnty area.1329
1928:
On 23 Nov 1928, Frances Sprung applied to the Supreme Court of Fulton County, New York for the dissolution of her marriage to Timothy Sprung on grounds that he had been absent for five successive years and she did not know whether he was alive or dead. A search for him was made and a public notice was published regularly in The Morning Herald newspaper advising him that his failure to appear at a hearing scheduled for 22 Feb 1929 would result in the dissolution of his marriage to Frances.1329
1929:
Timothy Sprung’s marriage to Frances must have been dissolved (research this1340) because on 2 Mar 1929, Frances married John VanNatter.1340
1931:
On Saturday morning, 15 Aug 1931, Timothy Sprung, age 35, of 142 West Fulton Street, Gloversville, Fulton Cnty, New York was arrested and and pleaded guilty to public intoxication after creating a “disturbance” His sentence was suspended.1341
1932:
Timothy Sprung was arrested twice in 24 hours by Gloversville, New York police and was locked up in the City Jail. On the morning of 18 Apr 1932, Sprung was arrested on a charge of vagrancy. “He was chargd with begging but stated in court he had a job canvassing from house to house.” He was again arrested at 3:10pm on the same day on a charge of public intoxication. Sprung had been arrested at least four times during “the past few weeks” on minor charges.1342 On 19 Apr 1932, he was sentenced to three months in the Onondaga, New York County penitentiary after pleading guilty.1343
On 8 Aug 1932, Sprung was again arrested in Gloversville, New York for vagrancy and was fined $10.00 which he could not pay. This esulted in a ten day sentence to the Fulton County Jail, Johnstown, New York.1344
On 5 Sep 1932, Timothy Sprung of West Fulton Street, Gloversville, New York was arrested by Gloversville police and pleaded guilty once again for vagrancy. He was canvasing door-to-door for funds and admitted he had no means of support. He was given a 30 day sentence in the Fulton County Jail, Johnstown, NY.1345
1934:
Timothy Sprung, a “previous offender” was arrested for public intoxication on 26 Jun 1934 at 4:45pm on Cayadutta Street, Gloversville, Fulton Cnty, New York.1346 He pleaded guilty and was given a suspended sentence.1347
The Timothy Sprung family resided at Maple Avenue, Johnstown, Fulton Cnty, New York.550
1911:
Timothy Sprung was sentenced to Auburn, Cayuga Cnty, New York prison for two to five years on 24 Oct 1911 for arson in the 3rd degree. He was employed at a Delhi, Delaware Cnty, New York farm at the time and confessed to firing the barn of former Supervisor W. H. McClelland of Delaware, New York during the summer of 1911. Because of good behavior, he was transferred to Great Meadows prison, Washington Cnty, New York, a minimum security prison, where he was assigned to a work detail on a farm.1332 1333,1334
Sprung was described as five feet, nine inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with dark curley hair, light complexion and brown eyes. He had a scar about one inch long over his right eye.1332,1335
1913:
Timothy Sprung escaped from the Great Meadows prison, Comstock, Washington Cnty, New York on 28 Jul 1913. He walked away while working on that farm detail. 1332,1333,1335
1915:
After nearly two years, on Sunday, 7 March 1915, Timothy Sprung was captured in Gloversville and kept in the Gloversville, New York jail to await return to the Great Meadows prison.1336,1333 He had apparently spent at least some of the two years of his escape in Pennsylvania. He returned on a Sunday, when all the bars were closed. He had 22 cents to his name and gave it to an acquaintance to locate some liquor. Instead, the acquaintance bought the liquor, kept it for himself and turned Sprung in to the Gloversville police.1337
1917:
On 17 Dec 1917, Timothy listed 77 South Main Street, Gloversville, Fulton Cnty, New York as his address prior to his marriage to Eva May Hoffman (or Hopkins) on this date.1330
1918:
On 12 Sep 1918, Timothy Sprung registered for the World War I draft. On that date, he lived at 44 Cayaddutta Street, Gloversville, Fulton Cnty, New York.1321 He was a leather worker at Mill Bros., Grove Street, Gloversville, New York. His nearest relative (his wife) was Mrs. Eva M. Sprung who lived nearby at 34 Cayadutta Street, Gloversville, New York. He was described as 33 years old, white, of medium height and weight with blue eyes and dark hair. He was a native born citizen of the United States.1321
1919:
On 19 Jul 1919, Timothy J. Sprung married the widow and mother of seven living children Frances Hammersmith Seiler in Amsterdam, Montgomery Cnty, New York.551
On 10 Nov 1919, Sprung who resided at Extension West Street in the Town of Johnstown, Fulton Cnty, New York was arrested, charged with assault in the third degree for beating his wife, Frances, the Saturday before. She had filed a warrant for his arrest. He pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $20.00. He was also warned to stay away from his wife.1338
1920:
As of 2 Jan 1920, the Timothy Sprung family resided in the Town of Johnstown, Fulton Cnty, New York, District 3.1320
On 6 Jul 1920, Timothy Sprung, who still gave an address of Extension West Street, Town of Johnstown, New York, was arrested on the complaint of his wife, Frances, and charged with public intoxication. He was sentenced to 30 days in the Fulton County Jail, Johnstown, New York.1339
ca 1923-ca 1928:
Timothy Sprung was probably not in the Gloversville, Fulton Cnty area.1329
1928:
On 23 Nov 1928, Frances Sprung applied to the Supreme Court of Fulton County, New York for the dissolution of her marriage to Timothy Sprung on grounds that he had been absent for five successive years and she did not know whether he was alive or dead. A search for him was made and a public notice was published regularly in The Morning Herald newspaper advising him that his failure to appear at a hearing scheduled for 22 Feb 1929 would result in the dissolution of his marriage to Frances.1329
1929:
Timothy Sprung’s marriage to Frances must have been dissolved (research this1340) because on 2 Mar 1929, Frances married John VanNatter.1340
1931:
On Saturday morning, 15 Aug 1931, Timothy Sprung, age 35, of 142 West Fulton Street, Gloversville, Fulton Cnty, New York was arrested and and pleaded guilty to public intoxication after creating a “disturbance” His sentence was suspended.1341
1932:
Timothy Sprung was arrested twice in 24 hours by Gloversville, New York police and was locked up in the City Jail. On the morning of 18 Apr 1932, Sprung was arrested on a charge of vagrancy. “He was chargd with begging but stated in court he had a job canvassing from house to house.” He was again arrested at 3:10pm on the same day on a charge of public intoxication. Sprung had been arrested at least four times during “the past few weeks” on minor charges.1342 On 19 Apr 1932, he was sentenced to three months in the Onondaga, New York County penitentiary after pleading guilty.1343
On 8 Aug 1932, Sprung was again arrested in Gloversville, New York for vagrancy and was fined $10.00 which he could not pay. This esulted in a ten day sentence to the Fulton County Jail, Johnstown, New York.1344
On 5 Sep 1932, Timothy Sprung of West Fulton Street, Gloversville, New York was arrested by Gloversville police and pleaded guilty once again for vagrancy. He was canvasing door-to-door for funds and admitted he had no means of support. He was given a 30 day sentence in the Fulton County Jail, Johnstown, NY.1345
1934:
Timothy Sprung, a “previous offender” was arrested for public intoxication on 26 Jun 1934 at 4:45pm on Cayadutta Street, Gloversville, Fulton Cnty, New York.1346 He pleaded guilty and was given a suspended sentence.1347