Carl John Alfred Hammerberg. Case No. 5148. 1921-1924 (entries).

No. 5148 INMATES HISTORY AND RECORD Received from

Name Carl John Alfred Hammerberg Residence 431 – N – 60^th Ave W. Duluth, Minn.

With whom Mother, sister

True name Alias None How long used when Why
Date of Sentence Dec. 18 1920 Court District District Judge Wm. Cant P.O. Address Duluth
Admitted Jan 8^th 1921 Term of Sentence INDETERMINATE
Prosecuting Attorney Warren E. Greene P.O. Address Duluth Pleaded Guilty Jury Trial Guilty No

Defendant’s Attorney O. J. Larson P.O. Address “ Privately employed or appointed by Court Privately $100.00m committee paid him $50.00

Color White Sex Male Age 19 Weight 161 Height 5 Ft. 7 ¼ In. Complexion Sallow Eyes Blue Hair Sandy
Date at Birth Feb. 9, 1902 Place Sweden Nationality Swedish
Physique Good Physical Condition Good Mental Condition Fair Mental Culture Not much
Wife’s Maiden Name Single P.O. Address Married at Date
Married by Wife’s character Employment
Wife’s age Conjugal Relations Children’s Names Ages Whereabouts
Former Education 5^th grade, Longfellow School 1916-about
Financial Circumstances No Occupation Laborer Present Grade 2^nd Duluth, Minn.
Baptised Yes Church Membership Lutheran Neglected How Long One year Desires Instruction in Lutheran
Character of Home Good Age and Cause of Leaving Home Never left Character of Associates Average
Moral Susceptibility Yes Age at Death of Father Childhood Age at Death of Mother Living

Age When Parents Remarried No

Habits-Liquor No Smoke No Chew No Snuff No Cigarettes Yes Drugs No Lewd Women No Gambling No
Nativity of Father Sweden Occupation Unknown Financial Condition --- Age --- Name Alfred Hammerberg

P.O. Address Deceased

Nativity of Mother Sweden Occupation Shopwork & washing Financial Condition No Age 46

Name Betsy “ P.O. Address Above

Stepfather-mother Occupation Financial Condition Age Name P.O. Address
Character of Father ---- Education ---- Religion ---- Conjugal Relations of Parents ----
Character of Mother Good Education Swedish only Religion Lutheran

Relatives or Ancestors Intemperate None

Relatives of Ancestors Delinquent, Deficient or Arrested None

Music No Society Membership No Life Insurance No
Contributed Support to Others I always gave mother my money Corresponds with Folks Mother
States of Residence and Duration of Stays Sweden 8 years. Superior, Wisc 1 ½ years, Duluth, Minn. since

Sisters’ Names Ages P.O. Addresses Husband’s Occupation Brothers’ Names
Vanda M. Isaacson, 20, with Mother Cook None

Other Relatives: Names, Occupations and P.O. Addresses Joseph Johnson, uncle, carpenter, 610 (or 619) don’t remember street—Ashland, Wisc. Chas. Dennison, uncle, farmer, Saxe, Minn. Box #26

Sweetheart’s Name Esther Larson P.O. Address 510 E. 10^th Duluth, Minn. Character Good

Employment Domestic Age 18

Citizen of I took out 1^st papers 1920 Other indictments Two others one Riot and another

Murder, I understand were dropped

Commited Crime without being Arrested as follows: No
Prior Arrests, Trails, Convictions and Other terms Served None

Place of Arrest Duluth, Minn. How Long After Crime 4 or 5 days In Jail 6 Mos. Bail No
Narrative of Crime I was at the lynching of the three negroes in Duluth on the night of June 15, 1920. I was excited like the rest of the crowd. It is claimed I hit a policeman also that I handled a hose. I had nothing to do with the hanging.

Loss Occasioned by Act ---- Amount Recovered ---- Restitution Made -- Intention as to Restitution ----
Forman’s Name
Employer’s Names P.O. Addresses and address Character of Work Duration of Service Date of Termination
McDonald Ship Yards, Duluth, Minn. Behnke Pressing rivets 4 Mos. 1917& 8 Mos.

Spring 1920

Union Match Factory “ “ Feeding-carried boxes, etc. 1 ½ Mos. 1916

& 2 Mos. Dec. 1920

Radford & Wright, 46^th Ave. “ “ Laborer 9 or 10 Mos. 1915 or1916
Zenith Lumber & Box Co. “ “ Ripper & Cutoff Man Summer 1918

St. Louis County MINNESOTA STATE REFORMATORY No. 5148