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James Murphy

Era:1930s
State:California
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Biography

James Murphy was named in the June22 LosAngeles dispatch about the previous night’s police raid on an unemployment-relief meeting in a private EastVernonAvenue home. All six were charged with criminal syndicalism. Exact discharge and complete custody are unknown. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1932/v09-n150-NY-jun-24-1932-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1

Cases

Charges: Criminal syndicalism following unemployment-relief meeting raid.
Arrested: Jun 21, 1932
Sentence: Arrested after June21,1932 raid; no final individual disposition or complete service established.
Charges: Battery accusation after an earlier June1932 unemployed demonstration at CountyWelfareBureau.
Sentence: Already out on bail pending trial at time of June21 raid. Separate prior episode; exact arrest and physical release days and complete custody unknown. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1932/v09-n150-NY-jun-24-1932-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1