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Julia Mechanic

Released
Gender:Female
Era:1900s
State:Illinois
Time Imprisoned:
4 Days
Support
Anarchism
Julia Mechanic

Biography

Julia Mechanic was a Russian immigrant seamstress living with the Isaak family in Chicago. She was detained with the Isaak women in the September 1901 anarchist roundup after the shooting of President McKinley; her case was dismissed by September 10, 1901.

Case

Chicago police custody
Charges: Detained in the post-assassination anarchist roundup (Chicago, September 1901)
Arrested: Sep 6, 1901
Incarcerated: Sep 6, 1901
Released: Sep 10, 1901
Sentence: Detained in the September 1901 Chicago roundup after President McKinley was shot; case dismissed by September 10, 1901 (held at least overnight; exact release uncertain).
Convicted: No — charges dismissed
Institution State: Illinois