Solomon Metz

AKA: Saul Metz; Sol Metz; Sol. Metz
Released
Gender:Male
Era:1910s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
18 Days
Support
International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU)
Solomon Metz

Biography

Solomon Metz was an International Ladies Garment Workers Union union officer detained in the prosecution arising from Herman Liebowitz’s death during the 1910 New York cloakmakers’ strike. The charge against him was dismissed during the trial.

Cases

Charges: Murder accusation connected to the 1910 cloakmakers strike; preliminary 1914 detention
Arrested: Apr 18, 1914
Incarcerated: Apr 18, 1914
Released: 1914
Sentence: Arrested and held without bail in April 1914, then released on bail before the union convention. The prosecution remained pending, with repeated adjournments. The exact bail-release day is not established. This initial custody is separate from the later 1915 recommitments; no conviction or prison sentence resulted.
Charges: Murder accusation connected to the 1910 cloakmakers strike; May 1915 pretrial detention
Arrested: May 11, 1915
Incarcerated: May 11, 1915
Released: 1915
Sentence: Arrested May 11, 1915 and detained without bail. A July 1915 message from the Tombs bears his name. Bail was set on August 7; the actual day he left jail is unverified and is not equated with the bail-order date. The later September 19 return to jail establishes an intervening release. This is the first 1915 custody segment, not continuous detention through trial.
Charges: First-degree murder charge; dismissed during trial
Incarcerated: Sep 19, 1915
Released: Oct 7, 1915
Sentence: Returned to jail September 19, 1915 for the first-degree murder trial, which began September 23. The charges against Solomon Metz and Julius Woolf were dismissed for insufficient evidence on Thursday, October 7. The October 9 newspaper report distinguishes their earlier discharge from the five men acquitted Friday. No prison sentence was imposed. This is the separate trial-custody segment after the earlier release on bail.

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