Biography
Pete Machiarini was arrested during the May 30, 1934 National Youth Day demonstration in San Francisco. The Western Worker reported that he suffered a fractured skull and spent eighteen hours in jail without medical treatment. An October 26 report announced his acquittal in a second trial.
Sources and evidence limits
The exact calendar release day, first trial disposition and full legal spelling are not confirmed. The eighteen hours do not justify an invented overnight date.
Historical claims are attributed to the contemporary newspaper. No present-day custody status, demographic classification or precise date is inferred.
The October 26 dispatch reports acquittal after a two-day second trial concerning the May 30 National Youth Day demonstration. It describes a fractured skull from police clubbing and eighteen hours jailed without medical treatment. Acquittal is not substituted for an unprinted physical discharge day.
