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Sidney Watkins

Gender:Male
Era:1930s
State:Ohio
Time Imprisoned:
16 Days
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Biography

Sidney Watkins was a defendant in the Little Steel strike bombing prosecution in Warren, Ohio. He remained jailed until the defendants obtained bail on July 17, 1937. The defendants other than Gus Hall pleaded guilty on July 31 to illegal possession and control of explosives. On August 9, 1937 he received one to twenty years in Ohio State Penitentiary and was later sent there.

Sidney Watkins was a defendant in the Little Steel strike bombing prosecution in Warren, Ohio. He remained jailed until the defendants obtained bail on July 17, 1937. The defendants other than Gus Hall pleaded guilty on July 31 to illegal possession and control of explosives. On August 9, 1937 he received one to twenty years in Ohio State Penitentiary and was later sent there.

Original source, PDF pages 128, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135.

Cases

Charges: Illegal possession and control of explosives in the Little Steel strike bombing prosecution.
Arrested: Jul 1, 1937
Incarcerated: Jul 1, 1937
Released: Jul 17, 1937
Sentence: Pretrial confinement ending in bail release on July 17, 1937. On August 9, 1937 he received one to twenty years in Ohio State Penitentiary and was later sent there. Source: https://scientiarum.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Savonen-vaitos-B5-final-web.pdf#page=128
Charges: Illegal possession and control of explosives in the Little Steel strike bombing prosecution.
Sentenced: Aug 9, 1937
Sentence: One to twenty years in Ohio State Penitentiary; actual transfer to the penitentiary is confirmed, but physical admission and release dates and total served are unknown. Source: https://scientiarum.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Savonen-vaitos-B5-final-web.pdf#page=128