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Harmon Kelly

Era:1930s
State:Indiana
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Biography

Harmon Kelly, an official of United Mine Workers District 11, was reported convicted in the Somerville bombing prosecution and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary and a $5,000 fine. The New Leader called the prosecution a frame-up connected to miners’ organizing. The report supplies no exact admission or release date and does not show two years actually served. Source: The New Leader, January 2, 1932, PDF page 5. https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/new-leader/1932/v13n01-jan-02-1932-NL.pdf#page=5

Case

Charges: Somerville bombing prosecution of a United Mine Workers District 11 official
Sentence: Two years in the state penitentiary and $5,000 fine imposed; actual service total unknown.
Convicted: Yes