George H. Fisher

Released
Date of birth:1870
Date of death:15. 12. 1926
Age:56† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Pennsylvania
Time Imprisoned:
9 Months 5 Days
Support
Anti-Militarism Anti-War Socialism Anarchism
George H. Fisher

Biography

George H. Fisher Co-author with Clayton Woodworth of The Finished Mystery; one of the eight Watch Tower defendants indicted May 1918. Convicted June 20, 1918; sentenced to 20 years; held at U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta until March 1919 bail release; convictions reversed on appeal 1919.

Case

U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta
Charges: Espionage Act of 1917.
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

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