Theodore C. Klippstein
Biography
Theodore C. Klippstein, also recorded as Klippstine, was a German-born homesteader who lived south of Poplar. His prosecution concerned remarks made while registering for the draft, criticizing the decision to enter the war and the influence of wealthy men. He was convicted in Richland County and imprisoned at Deer Lodge. He later moved to Portland, Oregon.
The original Montana State Prison intake form lists an age of 40, birth in Germany, and occupation as farmer. It records actual receipt at Deer Lodge on 1919-01-15 and sentencing on 1919-01-13 in the state sedition case. The admission is distinguished from an earlier arrest, and the printed sentence is distinguished from actual service; no physical discharge is supplied. It includes named frontal and profile photographs. Source: https://clcowgill.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/a-m.pdf#page=21
The original Montana State Prison descriptive intake form records the sentence date as 1919-01-13. This sentencing entry is separate from receipt at the penitentiary.
