David Johnson (Brooklyn bedding worker, 1936)

Era:1930s
State:New York
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Biography

David Johnson, a Black member of Upholsterers Bedding Local 140, was arrested by two detectives while working in his own shop during the Intner bedding dispute in Brooklyn. He was not himself on strike. The June 11 report says he was accused of felonious assault on a strikebreaker at an apartment and that the union secured release on $1,500 bail. The union challenged the accusation. No exact arrest or discharge day, final verdict or complete duration is given. He is distinct from modern and Civil War prisoners of the same name. Daily Worker, June 12, 1936, original PDF page 4. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1936/v13-n141-NY-jun-12-1936-DW-Q.pdf#page=4

Case

Charges: Felonious assault accusation connected with the Intner bedding strike; disputed by the union.
Sentence: David Johnson, a Black member of Upholsterers Bedding Local 140, was arrested by two detectives while working in his own shop during the Intner bedding dispute in Brooklyn. He was not himself on strike. The June 11 report says he was accused of felonious assault on a strikebreaker at an apartment and that the union secured release on $1,500 bail. The union challenged the accusation. No exact arrest or discharge day, final verdict or complete duration is given. He is distinct from modern and Civil War prisoners of the same name. Daily Worker, June 12, 1936, original PDF page 4. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1936/v13-n141-NY-jun-12-1936-DW-Q.pdf#page=4

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