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Paul Spivak

Era:1930s
State:New York
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Biography

Paul Spivak was among the unemployed workers arrested after the August 25, 1931 hunger delegation to the New York legislature at Albany. Harry Berg's account in the August 28 Daily Worker names the arrested workers, reports police clubbing delegates and says they were held under $500 bail for trial Friday. The formal charge, later outcome and exact physical release day are not supplied. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1931/v08-n207-NY-aug-28-1931-DW-LOC.pdf#page=4

Case

Charges: Arrest during the August 25, 1931 Albany unemployment-relief delegation; statutory count unspecified.
Arrested: Aug 25, 1931
Sentence: Held under $500 bail for trial; disposition and custody total unknown.