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Sedell (Gastonia striker)

Full name:Sedell
Era:1920s
State:North Carolina
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Biography

Sedell was among the Gastonia textile-strike pickets actually arrested and tried on a parading accusation. The May 20 dispatch reports an acquittal at the preceding Saturday’s hearing, indicating May 18, 1929. It gives no individual arrest or discharge date or complete custody duration. Printed initials or surname are retained without an invented full name. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1929/1929-ny/v06-n063-NY-may-21-1929-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2

Case

Charges: Parading accusation arising from Gastonia strike picketing.
Sentence: Acquitted at the May 18 hearing; individual physical custody endpoints and complete duration unknown. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1929/1929-ny/v06-n063-NY-may-21-1929-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2
Convicted: No