Biography
Frank Elliott was from Fresno, California. Frank Elliott was convicted at the mass IWW trial in Sacramento and sentenced to ten years in prison. He served in Leavenworth Penitentiary from September 1917 to December 22, 1923.
The March1922 official report lists Frank Elliott in List1 of convicted prisoners or parolees. The government entry reports Conspiracy and violating the espionage act, etc. a sentence of January 17, 1919, 10 years, Leavenworth.. Imposed terms, projected term-expiration dates, parole eligibility and intervals on bond are different measures; none is entered as a complete actual custody total. This attributed government entry is retained alongside the independently established individual chronology. [PDF7]
Government Prosecutions under the Espionage Act, Senate Document159 (March1922), PDF page 7.