Max Mason. Case No. 6785. Deputy Warden's Examination Sheet.

Deputy Wardens’ Examination Sheet
Minnesota State Prison

Register No. 6785 Name Max Mason Date Received Aug. 8, 1921
Alias Walter Max Mason, Nickname Sonnyboy Date of Sentence July 30, 1921
Criminal History Served thirty days on workfarm at Louisville, Ky., 1918
Arrested and fined $10.00 at Pinesville, Ky.

Court Record—County St. Louis Sentence Ind Crime Rape
Name of County Attorney Mason M. Forbes Name of Trial Judge Hon. L. S. Nelson
Personal—Nativity Alabama Age 22 years. Color Negro Religion Methodist
Occupation Waiter Height feet inches. Weight pounds. Build
Complexion Hair Beard Eyes
Grade of education can read and write Are your habits termperate or intemperate? Abstinent
Are you married or single? Single Number of children
Wife’s name and address
Are your father and mother living? Father No Mother No Give your parent’s names and present address

Give nativity of parents—Father Alabama Mother Alabama
Names and addresses of brothers and sisters Bro: Raymond Mason, Dectur, Alabama
Sisters: Mrs. Arthur McDonald, Leighton, Ala. Miss Louise Mason, Leighton, Alabama
Are or were your father and mother temperate? Father yes Mother yes
Were either of your parents, brothers or sisters ever arrested? If so, give particulars Yes, Brother

Have you now or have you ever had any relatives in prison? If so, give particulars Yes, Brother, (Alabama)

Is there any insanity in your family? If so, give particulars no

Do you gamble? Yes Do you use tobacco? Yes Do you use snuff? No Do you use drugs or opiates? No
Your age when you left home 19 years. Why did you leave? Had no home
Were your home surroundings pleasant? Yes At what age were you first arrested 19 years
Give particulars, places and dates


Give particulars of crime for which you are now committed
It is claimed that he held a gun to a boy and raped a girl eighteen years old.

Give names of associates Wm. Miller, Louis Hayes, Frank Spicer, Clarence Green; L. Williams, Nate Gray

Place where crime was committed Duluth, Minn. How long were you in jail? 13 mos 20 days
and where Duluth, Minn. Did you plead guilty? No Did you have a fair trial? No



How long have you lived in this state? 1 years 2 months Give names of persons for whom you have worked in this state, with addresses in full and length of time you have worked for each, covering the past six years—






Give addresses and length of time you have worked for different persons if outside of this state—
Hall and Hall Basket Factory, Decatur, Alabama.
Odd jobs around



Give addresses of six or eight reputable citizens who have known you for six years prior to your arrest and conviction—
Marshall & Phillips, Decatur, Alabama
H. V. Cashan, 219 Railroad Street, Decatur, Ala
Dr. N. Cashan, “ “” “
Arthur Nelson, Mt. Clemens, Mich.
Jerry Mogman, Peru, Ind. J. Robinson, Shaw Co.
Mike Hogan, Deputy Sheriff, Duluth, Minn.

What do you consider the main cause of your downfall? No cause at all


Give name of person or persons that you think would give you employment in the event of parole—