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Silas Saylor

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Kentucky
Time Imprisoned:
3 Years 0 Days
Support
Anti-Militarism
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Biography

Silas Saylor, an ordained preacher of the Pentecostal Church from Beverly, Kentucky, was convicted because he told his congregation that he was "personally... dedicated... to the service of the Lord... and therefore cannot kill." He was sentenced to three years in prison and served in Atlanta Penitentiary. He had a wife and seven children.

Case

Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Incarcerated: May 16, 1918
Released: May 16, 1921
Sentence: Three years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).