Edwin S. Reitz

Released
Age:79
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:South Dakota
Support
Anti-Militarism
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Biography

Edwin S. Reitz, from Aberdeen, South Dakota, began serving a five-year prison sentence on May 16, 1918. He was convicted of making "statements tending to obstruct the draft."

Case

Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Sentence: 5 years and $1,000.

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