Biography
Mary Scriftman was a St. Louis protester whom the August 26, 1927 Daily Worker reports police beat until she lost consciousness. It says that after she revived she was actually arrested on a disturbing-the-peace charge. The original prints her surname across a line as Scrift-man. Her arrest day, release, sentence and completed detention are unknown. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1927/1927-nat/v04-n192-NAT-aug-26-1927-DW-Q.pdf#page=2
The St. Louis dispatch describes the protest route from Grand Street and Washington Avenue to the old courthouse and then the Labor Lyceum, 1243 North Garrison Avenue. Three police wagons raided the hall. The report says Scriftman was beaten unconscious, revived and arrested for disturbing the peace. These are details of the already recorded episode; the August 25 dispatch date is not automatically her exact arrest day. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1927/1927-ny/v04-n192-NY-aug-26-1927-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2