James Elliott

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
Inmate Number:#13152
State:California
Support
Anti-Militarism Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
James Elliott

Biography

James Elliott, from Fresno, California, was convicted at the mass IWW trial in Chicago, sentenced to five years in prison and fined $30,000. He served in Leavenworth Penitentiary from September 1917 to May 14, 1922, when his sentence expired.

Case

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918 (mass IWW trial in Chicago).
Sentence: Five years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).
Institution State: Kansas

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