Biography
Paul Sandargos, a coal miner from Scran ton, Pennsylvania, was convicted for distributing literature against the draft and sentenced to three years in prison. He served in Atlanta Penitentiary from October 17, 1917, to February 21, 1920. Sandargos had a wife and two children. In a letter to his brother, Sandargos described his meeting with Eugene Debs in prison: I see E. V. Debs on Saturday and Sunday afternoons when we are in the yard. I find him a splendid fellow and full of spirit. He will always fight for the workers, no matter where or when. All of the poor fellows here run to him for help. It is pitiful, yet funny to see men from up in the mountains who never saw or heard of him before, going to him for advice. He pats them on the shoulder and cheers them up. Says all will come out all right. That they must not wony but keep their spirits and a cool head and before long they are satisfied that being in prison with him is just as good as being outside without him. It is truly wonderful.
