Biography
Henry Farner was prosecuted under World War I–era wartime speech statutes (chiefly the Espionage Act or Sedition Act). Recorded offense: Criminal syndicalism. Sentence: 1 to 10 years. This case is documented in the National Civil Liberties Bureau's March 1919 compilation "War-Time Prosecutions and Mob Violence."
The March 1920 One Big Union Monthly roster reports: State . Arrested March 16 , 1918 , Saint Maries, Idaho . Sentenced June 4 , 1918 , criminal syndicalism , to from 1 to 10 years . Idaho State penitentiary , Boise , Idaho . This is contemporary evidence for the established Idaho prosecution and named prison, not a measured complete time served. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/one-big-union-monthly/v02n03-mar-1920_One%20Big%20Union.pdf#page=10
