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Carlson (New York relief protest, 1934)

Era:1930s
State:New York
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Biography

Carlson was among those arrested at the May 26, 1934 relief demonstration at 50 Lafayette Street in New York. Jenkins describes a head wound and officers dragging him to the patrol wagon after a beating. These are the newspaper’s attributed witness accounts. No exact discharge day or complete custody total is established; surname-only defendants are not merged with unrelated same-surname prisoners. Daily Worker, May 31, 1934, page 2. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1934/v11-n130-may-31-1934-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2

Case

Arrested: May 26, 1934
Sentence: Carlson was among those arrested at the May 26, 1934 relief demonstration at 50 Lafayette Street in New York. Jenkins describes a head wound and officers dragging him to the patrol wagon after a beating. These are the newspaper’s attributed witness accounts. No exact discharge day or complete custody total is established; surname-only defendants are not merged with unrelated same-surname prisoners. Daily Worker, May 31, 1934, page 2. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1934/v11-n130-may-31-1934-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2