John Martin

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
Inmate Number:#Leavenworth register 13134 (historical)
State:Washington
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year
Support
Anti-War Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
John Martin

Biography

John Martin was a lumberjack from Seattle, Washington. John Martin was convicted at the mass IWW trial in Chicago, sentenced to ten years in prison and fined $30,000. He served in Leavenworth Penitentiary from April 1918 to June 1920 and from May 1921 to November 13, 1922. Martin was released on the condition that he would be deported to Denmark.

Case

Charges: Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918
Sentenced: Aug 30, 1918
Sentence: Ten years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).

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