Biography
George Bradley was reportedly secretary of the Everett IWW local for only one day before local authorities or vigilantes expelled him from Everett. He was arrested in Seattle on September 29, 1916, in parallel with James Johnson, transported to Everett and accused of participating in a second-degree arson conspiracy. Police reportedly attempted to induce confessions by falsely telling each man the other had confessed — though the two had allegedly never met before their arrests — a detail that strongly suggests a frame-up connected to the wider campaign against the Everett IWW. Bradley was released with Johnson on November 23, 1916; no conviction or sentence was imposed.
He should not be automatically identified with any similarly named person in the post-Everett Massacre prisoner photographs.
The January 1920 Chicago conspiracy list names George Bradley but explicitly marks him not apprehended. This allegation is not added as an actual confinement episode, conviction or served sentence.
The One Big Union Monthly, May 1920, vol. 2 no. 5, PDF page 60.
