Biography
Bert Sivert was arrested on a West Virginia highway on July 24, 1931, during the coal strike. A Wheeling report dated July 26 says he was charged with distributing illegal literature and that no bail would be fixed until Monday. The report names a co-defendant only as Ramage, charged with being Sivert's accomplice. The record establishes Sivert's continuing detention beyond one night, but not his precise admission or release date or final disposition.
Bert Sivert was arrested on a West Virginia highway on July 24, 1931, during the coal strike. A Wheeling report dated July 26 says he was charged with distributing illegal literature and that no bail would be fixed until Monday. The report names a co-defendant only as Ramage, charged with being Sivert's accomplice. The record establishes Sivert's continuing detention beyond one night, but not his precise admission or release date or final disposition.
