Voltairine de Cleyre

Released
Date of birth:17. 11. 1866
Date of death:20. 06. 1932
Age:65† Deceased
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1900s
State:Pennsylvania
Time Imprisoned:
2 Days
Support
Anarchism
Voltairine de Cleyre

Biography

Voltairine de Cleyre was an American anarchist writer, essayist, poet, and orator, and a central figure in Philadelphia's immigrant anarchist movement. On February 20, 1908 she was arrested in Philadelphia and charged with inciting to riot after an unemployed demonstration, and held under $1,500 bail. The bail was lowered to $800 and posted by Dr. Leo Gartman on February 22, 1908; she was acquitted on June 18, 1908 and served no sentenced jail time.

Case

Charges: Inciting to riot — arrested in Philadelphia on February 20, 1908.
Arrested: Feb 20, 1908
Incarcerated: Feb 20, 1908
Released: Feb 22, 1908
Sentence: No sentenced jail time — jailed briefly pending bail (February 20–22, 1908), then released on $800 bail posted by Dr. Leo Gartman, and acquitted. Charges as recorded: Inciting to riot — arrested in Philadelphia on February 20, 1908 after an unemployed demonstration; held under $1,500 bail (later lowered to $800).
Convicted: No — acquitted

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