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Patsy Lawrence

Era:1930s
State:Ohio
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Biography

Patsy Lawrence was one of five members of a Cincinnati unemployed-workers’ relief delegation arrested on October 25, 1934. The Daily Worker, October 31, 1934, page 3 describes an armed attack on the delegation at the Welfare Department and the subsequent police arrests. It reports a disorderly conduct charge and collective bail of $1,300, raised the next day, with trial planned for the coming Friday. Raising bail does not establish the day of physical release; no final verdict or exact served duration is supplied.

Case

Charges: Disorderly conduct
Arrested: Oct 25, 1934
Sentence: Collective $1,300 bail raised October 26; physical release day and final outcome unreported.