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Emanuel George

Era:1920s
State:New York
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Biography

Emanuel George, an Ohio striking miner, was named among five workers serving five-day sentences for the July3,1928 WallStreet anti-imperialist demonstration. The July12 issue announces expected release July13, not a completed release. Source: https://marxists.architexturez.net/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1928/1928-ny/v05-n164-NY-jul-12-1928-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1

The July 3 dispatch, continued on page 2, named these participants among those arrested in the Wall Street anti-imperialist demonstration and jailed at the second precinct. The report gave collective charges of obstructing traffic, speeches to incite riot and insulting an officer, with hearings scheduled that night and International Labor Defense representation. Later case-specific reporting may differ from these initial collective charges. Daily Worker, July 4, 1928, original PDF page 2. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1928/1928-ny/v05-n157-NY-jul-04-1928-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2

The July 11 report said these five Wall Street demonstration defendants remained virtually incommunicado and were expected to be released Friday afternoon. Men were held at the Tombs and women at Jefferson Market Jail. It described refusal of books, newspapers and family access to Minor. The expected Friday release is prospective, not proof of release. Daily Worker, July 11, 1928, original PDF page 1. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1928/1928-ny/v05-n163-NY-jul-11-1928-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1

Case

Charges: Disorderly conduct following anti-imperialist demonstration.
Sentenced: Jul 9, 1928
Incarcerated: Jul 9, 1928
Sentence: Five-day sentence; release expected July13,1928. Actual physical discharge not established by this issue. The July 10, 1928 Daily Worker reports the previous day’s sentencing and says all eight defendants chose jail. This establishes July 9 committal for this sentence, without establishing continuous custody from the earlier demonstration. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1928/1928-nat/v05-n162-NAT-jul-10-1928-DW-Q.pdf#page=1
Judge: Maurice H. Gottlieb