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Edwin S. Reitz

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

Edwin S. Reitz was from Aberdeen, South Dakota. Edwin S. Reitz began serving a five-year prison sentence on May 16, 1918. He was convicted of making "statements tending to obstruct the draft."

Case

Charges: Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918
Incarcerated: May 16, 1918
Sentence: 5 years and $1,000.