John A. Tolishus

AKA: John A. Talishus
Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Maryland
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 3 Months
Support
Anti-War
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Biography

John A. Tolishus was prosecuted under World War I–era wartime speech statutes (chiefly the Espionage Act or Sedition Act). Recorded offense: Alleged seditious utterances. Sentence: 1 year and 3 months and $100. In custody from September 18, 1918. He was held at the Maryland Penitentiary. This case is documented in the National Civil Liberties Bureau's March 1919 compilation "War-Time Prosecutions and Mob Violence."

Case

Maryland Penitentiary
Charges: Alleged seditious utterances.
Incarcerated: Sep 18, 1918
Released: Sep 18, 1919
Sentence: Fifteen months and a $100 fine after a guilty plea to six counts arising from alleged seditious utterances.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Maryland

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