Biography
Silas was held in Tazewell jail after arrest at a relief and National Miners Union meeting.
The Knoxville dispatch dated April 15, 1932 reported continued confinement in Tazewell jail after arrest with eleven others at a relief and National Miners Union meeting in a private house. Each faced a sedition charge and $1,750 bail. The report said jailer Frank Riley refused offered bond, including property offered for Tom Johnson. No release date was given. Daily Worker, April 18, 1932, original PDF page 2. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1932/v09-n092-NY-sect-one-apr-18-1932-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2
