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Sidney Wallace Mader

Released
Date of birth:1886
Date of death:24. 09. 1974
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Washington
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 7 Months
Support
Anti-War
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Biography

Sidney Wallace Mader was a Canadian citizen. Sidney Wallace Mader was arrested in Berlin, New Hampshire, on September 1, 1917, under the Espionage Act. He was convicted and sentenced to three years. After serving in Atlanta Penitentiary his sentence was commuted, andhe was released on April 1, 1919. In the 1940s, Mader was the subject of an FBI investigation. He was " r e - ported " to be a " suspected " member of the U.S. Communist Party who "distributed Communistpropaganda " in Seattle, Washington. In 1940, his name was placed on a "custodial detention " list, which would have resulted in his arrest and detention" in the event of a national emergency. " His name was removed from that list in 1945 when the FBI determined that the "subject is not actively engaged in un-American activities."

Case

Charges: Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918
Arrested: Sep 1, 1917
Incarcerated: Sep 1, 1917
Released: Apr 1, 1919
Sentence: Three years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).