Biography
Rafael Gonzales was prosecuted for criminal syndicalism in Redwood City, California, after possessing Communist election leaflets and the manifesto Against the New Deal of Hunger, Fascism. A Daily Worker dispatch dated October 22, 1934, printed October 23, page 2, reports acquittal the preceding Friday, October 19, after a three-day trial before Judge McNutt. Leo Gallagher and George Anderson defended the two workers; District Attorney Scott prosecuted. The headline reports their release but does not supply the physical discharge day or arrest date. The article attributes the directed acquittal to the failure to prove advocacy of violence and to public defense support. Exact custody endpoints and complete duration remain unknown. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1934/v11-n253-NAT-oct-23-1934-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2.
