Biography
Ernest Palmer was one of six demonstrators who ran onto the track at the closing ceremony of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games on August 14, carrying banners demanding freedom for Tom Mooney. Judge Thurmond Clarke sentenced each of them to nine months in jail for disturbing the peace and a public meeting on September 1, 1932. The sentences were reduced to six months on appeal.
Revolt, October 1932, pages 5-6, individually names the six August 14 Los Angeles Olympic Stadium demonstrators for Tom Mooney's freedom and reports their September 1 sentences of nine months in Los Angeles county jail for disturbing the peace and a public meeting. This is the original imposed term, not nine months of proven service; subsequent appeal and release evidence remains preserved. The roster prints Edward Palmer for the Palmer member of the six-person cohort, whereas this existing record says Ernest. This name variation is preserved as source evidence pending identity confirmation; the primary name and other identities are not changed. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/student-outlook/v01n01-oct-1932-revolt.pdf
Labor Defender, October 1932 (PDF page 15): The Olympic-trial report individually names Ernest Palmer among the arrested August 14 protesters, with trial beginning August 19 before Judge Thurmond Clarke and ILD lawyer Leo Gallagher. The continuation reports 270-day nominal sentences and appeal bail raised from $500 to $1,000. No actual 270-day duration or new case is inferred. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/labordefender/1932/v08n10-oct-1932-LD.pdf#page=15
