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William Haas

Era:1930s
State:New York
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Biography

William Haas was a seamen’s-strike prisoner held in Raymond Street Jail, Brooklyn. The June 3, 1936 Daily Worker identifies him in its account of defense efforts for maritime strikers in New York and New Jersey. The report establishes actual jail confinement, but supplies no individual charge, sentence, admission date, release or complete custody length. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1936/v13-n133-NY-jun-03-1936-DW-Q.pdf#page=4

Case

Charges: Seamen’s-strike prosecution; individual statutory charge not stated.
Sentence: Held in Raymond Street Jail as reported June 3, 1936; imposed term and complete service unknown.