Biography
S. J. Powell was the secretary-treasurer of the Texas Farmers and Laborers Protective Association, part of the Working Class Union, in Anson, Texas. S. J. Powell was sentenced to six years in prison. He served in Leavenworth Penitentiary from December 13, 1919, to August 1, 1922.
Six-year term reported October18,1917. Page78 explicitly records parole-board recommendation September15,1921 but Attorney General postponement January16,1922 to September1,1922. Recommendation is not release. [PDF16]
Government Prosecutions under the Espionage Act, Senate Document159 (March1922), PDF page 16.
