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Borgris (Waterbury youth defendant, 1930)

Full name:Borgris
Era:1930s
State:Connecticut
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Biography

Rose Ross's letter from New Haven County Jail identifies Borgris as a fellow Waterbury defendant who was brutally beaten and received a three-month jail sentence. Ross links the prosecution to work rousing young workers to class consciousness and thanks the International Labor Defense for the defense. Borgris is the spelling printed in the native page; no first name, exact day or actual served total is supplied. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/labordefender/1930/v05n06-jun-1930-LD.pdf#page=20

Case

Charges: Political organizing prosecution; precise statutory count unprinted.
Sentence: Three-month imposed jail sentence; actual endpoints and complete service unknown.