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Walter M. Reeder

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
Inmate Number:#13341
State:Oklahoma
Support
Anti-War
Walter M. Reeder

Biography

Walter M. Reeder was a Universal Union member from Wilson, Oklahoma. Walter M. Reeder was sentenced to six years in prison and served in Leavenworth Penitentiary.

The March1922 official report lists Walter M. Reeder in List1 of convicted prisoners or parolees. The government entry reports Seditious conspiracy. a sentence of October 3, 1918, 6 years at Leavenworth and fined $1,000 and costs.. Imposed terms, projected term-expiration dates, parole eligibility and intervals on bond are different measures; none is entered as a complete actual custody total. This attributed government entry is retained alongside the independently established individual chronology. [PDF16]

Government Prosecutions under the Espionage Act, Senate Document159 (March1922), PDF page 16.

Case

Charges: Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918
Sentence: Six years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).