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Eugene N. Sanctuary

Released
Date of birth:06. 11. 1870
Date of death:10. 03. 1957
Age:86† Deceased
Gender:Male
Era:1940s
State:New York
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Biography

Eugene Nelson Sanctuary was a retired military officer and publisher associated with the American Christian Defenders and antisemitic propaganda organizations. His pamphlets and correspondence circulated among American and international far-right activists during the interwar years. He was named in the January 3, 1944 Washington indictment alleging conspiracy to undermine military loyalty under the Smith Act. The mass trial ended in a mistrial on December 7, 1944. The indictment was dismissed in December 1946; no conviction resulted in this case.

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
Judge: Edward C. Eicher; Bolitha J. Laws (dismissal proceedings)
Indicted: January 3, 1944 superseding indictment naming thirty defendants.
Convicted: No