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John Benchich

Era:1930s
State:Pennsylvania
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Biography

The April 17 dispatch names these workers as convicted Monday, April 14 of assault and battery after the Brenner Fur Shop strike confrontation. Judge Davis imposed three-to-six years on Benchich and one-to-three years on Stevenson respectively. The nominal terms are not recorded as completed service; exact physical custody endpoints are unreported. Daily Worker, April 18, 1930, original PDF page 3. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1930/v06-n348-NY-apr-18-1930-DW-LOC.pdf#page=3

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Sentence: The April 17 dispatch names these workers as convicted Monday, April 14 of assault and battery after the Brenner Fur Shop strike confrontation. Judge Davis imposed three-to-six years on Benchich and one-to-three years on Stevenson respectively. The nominal terms are not recorded as completed service; exact physical custody endpoints are unreported. Daily Worker, April 18, 1930, original PDF page 3. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1930/v06-n348-NY-apr-18-1930-DW-LOC.pdf#page=3