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Clarence W. Waldron

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Vermont
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 0 Days
Support
Anti-Militarism
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Biography

Clarence W. Waldron, a Pentecostal preacher from Windsor, Vermont, was convicted in part for distributing a pamphlet entitled "The Word of the Cross" and in part for stating that "A Christian ought not and should not fight." He received a fifteen-year prison sentence and served in Atlanta Penitentiary from April 1, 1918, until his sentence was commuted on April 1, 1919. Waldron had one child.

Case

Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Incarcerated: Apr 1, 1918
Released: Apr 1, 1919
Sentence: 15 years.