Solomon Metz

AKA: Saul Metz; Sol Metz; Sol. Metz
Released
Gender:Male
Era:1910s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
18 Days
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Solomon Metz

Biography

Solomon Metz was an International Ladies Garment Workers Union union officer detained in the prosecution arising from Herman Liebowitz’s death during the 1910 New York cloakmakers’ strike. The charge against him was dismissed during the trial.

Cases

Charges: Murder accusation connected to the 1910 cloakmakers strike; preliminary 1914 detention
Arrested: Apr 18, 1914
Incarcerated: Apr 18, 1914
Released: 1914
Charges: Murder accusation connected to the 1910 cloakmakers strike; May 1915 pretrial detention
Arrested: May 11, 1915
Incarcerated: May 11, 1915
Released: 1915
Charges: First-degree murder charge; dismissed during trial
Arrested: May 11, 1915
Incarcerated: Sep 19, 1915
Released: Oct 7, 1915
Sentence: Returned to jail September 19, 1915 for the first-degree murder trial, which began September 23. The charges against Solomon Metz and Julius Woolf were dismissed for insufficient evidence on Thursday, October 7. The October 9 newspaper report distinguishes their earlier discharge from the five men acquitted Friday. No prison sentence was imposed. This is the separate trial-custody segment after the earlier release on bail.
Prosecutor: Charles A. Perkins

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