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Janet Guinn

Era:1920s
State:Ohio
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Janet Guinn

Biography

Janet Guinn, identified as Mrs. Janet Guinn, was the leader of 51 women jailed in St.Clairsville, Ohio after going to protest the arrest of Save-The-Union leaders. The photograph caption reports that the women were herded into Belmont County jail through a ruse and quotes prosecutor Paul V. Waddell acknowledging they faced the charge that the law had been violated. Her individually identified portrait is distinct from the accompanying unnamed women and children. The caption supplies no exact arrest, physical release, final sentence or measured custody length. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1928/1928-ny/v05-n114-NY-may-15-1928-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2

Case

Charges: Jailing after protest against arrests of Save-The-Union mine leaders; formal statutory charge unprinted.
Sentence: Physical arrest or confinement reported; exact custody endpoints and complete duration unknown.