Logan County Illinois Criminal Records

The below is a simple list of cases that may or may not involve gay men. They include charges of sodomy, crimes against nature, indecent liberties and incest. I have ordered copies of the original case dockets for most of these charges and will update the information shortly. A couple of the more interesting listings are those of Charles Johnson and John Foley who were charged together for sodomy in January 1892 and Joseph Benson and Thomas Puff, both charged together for sodomy in 1889.

Name Date Case # Box # Charge
David Alsop 1876 2 Crimes Against Nature
Joseph Irwin 1881 1282 10 Libel
Joseph Benson Sept 1889 1605 13 Sodomy
Thomas Puff Sept 1889 1606 13 Sodomy
Frank Lent May 1891 1698 13 Sodomy
James Campbell May 1891 1700 13 Sodomy
Charles Johnson Jan 1892 1737 13 Sodomy
John Foley Jan 1892 1738 13 Sodomy
Edward Schilling May 1892 1753 13 Sodomy
Charles Johnson Sept 1892 1761 13 Forgery
Grass Stewart May 1893 1790 14 Sodomy
Hiner Poe Sept 1893 1799 14 Sodomy
William West May 1895 1893 15 Libel
Claude Osborn Jan 1912 2613 19 Crime Against Nature
Aaron T. Layman Jan 1912 2619 19 Crime Against Nature
George Thiem Feb 1928 3163 25 Libel
William Hall Sept 1928 3204 25 Indecent Liberties
Thomas F. Quinn Sept 1937 3448 28 Indecent Liberties
Thomas F. Quinn Sept 1937 3449 28 Indecent Liberties
Thomas F. Quinn Sept 1937 3450 28 "not a true bill"
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