C. E. Wagoner was one of four prisoners who escaped on January 29, 1900, during Warden Hoyt's last term. The capture and lynching of his fellow escapee, Thomas Reynolds, were impacted by the passage of a law that abolished capital punishment in Colorado in 1897. The penitentiary record is the courtesy of the Colorado State Archives.

Prisoner #:	4580
When convicted:	August 10, 1898
When received:	August 11, 1898
Crime:	Robbery: Assault to Rob: Burglary and Larceny
Sentence:	Five (5) years
County sent from:	Arapahoe
Date of birth:
Age:	34
Height:	5'8 1/2"
Weight
Complexion:	Dark
Color of eyes:	Hazel
Color of hair:	Black
Occupation:	Engineer
Education:
Where born:	Buffalo, New York
Name of parents:	Charles and Elizabeth, Buffalo, New York
Married:	No
Name of wife or husband and where living:
Reads:	Yes
Writes:	Yes
Temperate:	Yes
Tobacco:	Yes
Prison before:	Yes
Religion:
Scars:
Discharged:
Paroled:
Comments:	Escaped Jan. 22, 1900 10pm. Sept. 13, 1899 escaped from West Gate about 11am. Recaptured Sept. 13 at 12pm. Build light weight 139. 7 vac. marks right bisept. 2 scars between right thumb and wrist. 1 scar base right thumb inside. 2 small scars on nail joint left thumb. Scar base left thumb nail. Scar ouside left index finger. Small scar at end index finger on left. Scar on nail joint mid left finger. Scar base of nail little left finger. 6 vac. marks left bisept 1 inch long. Large red birth mark back of neck left side. Scar back of head. Scar right side head. Large scar right side chin. Scar inside left knee. Large smooth scar right shin.