Elmer J. Garner

Released
Date of birth:01. 01. 1864
Date of death:May 1944
Gender:Male
Era:1940s
State:Kansas
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Elmer J. Garner

Biography

Elmer J. Garner was a Wichita editor and publisher of Publicity, a far-right newspaper. He was among the oldest defendants in the Washington prosecution. He died in May 1944 while the trial was in progress, before any verdict could be reached in his case. He was named in the January 3, 1944 Washington indictment alleging conspiracy to undermine military loyalty under the Smith Act.

Historical photograph source

Historical 1942 Wichita booking photograph, labeled Elmer J. Garner; added by R.C. on May 4, 2020. Original image watermark retained. Find a Grave photograph 204003631.

Case

Charges: Washington sedition prosecution: conspiracy under former 18 U.S.C. § 11 to violate the Smith Act’s military-insubordination provision, former 18 U.S.C. § 9.
Sentence: No sentence imposed in this prosecution; died before final disposition.
Judge: Edward C. Eicher; Bolitha J. Laws (dismissal proceedings)
Indicted: January 3, 1944 superseding indictment naming thirty defendants.
Convicted: No

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