Biography
J. M. Danley was a farmer, a self-described "good Christian, " a member of the Working Class Union and a fifteen-year member of the Socialist Party. J. M. Danley came from Paragould, Arkansas. Danley was sentenced to ten years in prison. He served in Leavenworth Penitentiary from April 1918 to September 1, 1922. After Danley's arrest his wife died, and his five children (ages nineteen, seventeen, thirteen, nine and five) were "scattered" among friends and forced to survive on charity.
The March1922 official report lists J. M. Danley in List1 of convicted prisoners or parolees. The government entry reports Conspiracy and violating the espionage act, etc. a sentence of June 20, 1918, 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. [PDF6]
Government Prosecutions under the Espionage Act, Senate Document159 (March1922), PDF page 6.
