Fred H. Robison

AKA: Frederick H. Robison
Released
Date of birth:03. 02. 1885
Date of death:15. 12. 1932
Age:47† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
9 Months 5 Days
Support
Anti-Militarism Anti-War Socialism Anarchism
Fred H. Robison

Biography

Fred H. Robison, an IBSA member (i.e., a Jehovah's Witness), began serving a prison sentence on June 21, 1918. (See also the entry for Giovanni De Cecca.)

Frederick H. Robison One of the seven Watch Tower directors indicted in May 1918 under the Espionage Act for distributing The Finished Mystery. Convicted in Brooklyn federal court June 20, 1918; sentenced to 20 years; confined at U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta until released on bail March 1919. Convictions reversed on appeal 1919; charges dropped 1920.

Cases

U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta
Charges: Espionage Act of 1917 — distribution of The Finished Mystery.
Arrested: May 7, 1918
Sentenced: Jun 20, 1918
Incarcerated: Jun 20, 1918
Released: Mar 25, 1919
Sentence: 20 years federal prison; reversed on appeal
Judge: Hon. Harland B. Howe
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Georgia
Security: Maximum
Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Arrested: Jun 21, 1918
Incarcerated: Jun 21, 1918
Sentence: Prison sentence (length not specified in source).

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