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Roy Pearson

Era:1930s
State:California
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Biography

The July 9, 1934 Western Worker names Roy Pearson among four visitors the International Labor Defense sent to see jailed San Francisco maritime strikers. Police arrested and booked the visitors for vagrancy as they left the Hall of Justice. A Friday hearing before Judge Steiger was continued to Monday for investigation. The other named visitors were Lillian Lewis and the other men in this roster; no exact release or full custody interval is given. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/westernworker/1934/v3-n27-31-jul-1934.pdf#page=6

Case

Charges: Vagrancy after visiting jailed maritime strikers.
Arrested: 1934
Sentence: Actual arrest or confinement reported; exact physical discharge and completed custody total unknown.