H. E. Kirchner

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:West Virginia
Support
Socialism Anti-Militarism Socialist Party of America
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Biography

H. E. Kirchner, from Elizabeth, West Virginia, began serving a prison sentence in March 1918. He was convicted of publicly stating that "war was corrupt, " the draft act was " unconstitutional " and the people should not purchase war bonds. Kirchner was state secretary of the West Virginia Socialist Party.

Case

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Sentence: Prison sentence (length not specified in source).
Institution State: Kansas

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