Albert Osborn

Released
Date of birth:1898
Gender:Male
Era:1910s
State:Washington
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 3 Months 28 Days
Support
Industrial Workers of the World
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Biography

Albert Osborn was born in Førde, Norway. Immigrated to the United States in 1909.

Migrated to the United States with his stepmother in 1909 to rejoin his father. Joined the IWW in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota in 1915, though he later claimed he joined only under pressure from other members. Arrested in Everett, Washington in 1917 for failing to register for the draft and served thirteen days in jail. Arrested again May 23, 1918 in Seattle as an IWW member. Diagnosed on June 6, 1918 as “insane” due to “dementia praecox” attributed to a childhood head injury. Deported September 20, 1919 as “likely to become a public charge,” for entering without inspection (upon his return from a sailing voyage in 1915), and for alleged insanity. According to Commissioner General of Immigration A. Caminetti, “the charge against him does not arise, even remotely, from his connection with the I.W.W.”

Case

Arrested: May 23, 1918
Incarcerated: May 23, 1918
Released: Sep 20, 1919
In exile since: Sep 20, 1919
Sentence: Arrested on May 23, 1918 and deported on September 20, 1919. The source records no release on bail or bond, so custody pending deportation is recorded from arrest to sailing; if evidence of an interim release surfaces, the span should be shortened.

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