August Weissenfels

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Illinois
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year
Support
Anti-War
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Biography

August Weissenfels was from Chicago, Illinois. August Weissenfels began serving a prison sentence on November 1, 1918. He was sentenced to ten years for "opposing his son's enlistment" into the armed services.

Case

Charges: Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918
Incarcerated: Nov 1, 1918
Sentence: Ten years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).

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