Michael McNamara
Kentucky Post, Saturday, 30 December 1916, page 1
Joseph McNamara, 54, brother of Michael McNamara, Newport Jailer, known throughout the United States as a professional ballplayer, dropped dead at his home, 323 Keturah st. Newport at noon Saturday. He was unmarried.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 11 August 1917, page 2
Michael McNamara Newport City Jailer Saturday was notified to take George King, soldier being held on a charge of murder to Maysville to show cause to Federal Judge A M J Cochran as to why he was holding him.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 26 December 1917, page 1
Jailer McNamara, of Newport, gave the prisoners an extra large dinner.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 18 February 1918, page 1
Jailer Michael McNamara of Newport Monday was conducting a rigid investigation into the attempt at a wholesale jail delivery early Sunday. He suspects two prisoners. Eight prisoners could easily have escaped had Louis Wessling night jailer, not discovered two iron bars which had been sawed through.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 20 December 1919, page 2
It became known Saturday there is a hitch in the proceedings of the alleged slate manufactures because they cannot agree who is to be named jailer. Michael McNamara, present incumbent and John P Nagel, former sheriff, are candidates for the place.
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Kentucky Post, Friday, 29 September 1922, page 1
In a letter to Michael McNamara Newport Jailer, Judge William C Buten of the Campbell County Juvenile Court instructed the jailer not to permit juveniles to visit prisoners in the bastile. "I just don't want children going into the jail." Judge Buten said Friday in discussing the letter.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 13 February 1923, page 1
Suspension of Michael McNamara, Jailer, was asked for Tuesday by W Case Thomasson, Newport safety commissioner. Commissioners by a vote of three to two refused to suspend him, but ordered an investigation.