Indictment for Criminal Case No. 13755: United States vs. Weeden Henderson, Glenn Barnard, Count B. Weeks, Amy Freund, Adeline B. Levy, Maude Sprink, and Frank P. Dixon, Defendants. In this indictment, the defendants are charged with voter fraud during the national election on November 3, 1936.
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Admission summary of Richard Galatas, Inmate #46085, describing his previous record, family and personal data, medical and psychiatric status, and recommendations for his imprisonment. Galatas was sentenced to two years in the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth after being convicted of conspiracy related to the Union Station Massacre.
Photograph of protestors intimidating garment employees at a demonstration on March 17, 1937 by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. This image was captured outside of the Gordon Brothers Garment Company, Gernes Garment Company, and Missouri Garment Company building at 2617 Grand Avenue (now Grand Boulevard), Kansas City, Missouri.
Frederick F. Umhey's affidavit in Equity Case No. 2924: Donnelly Garment Company and Donnelly Garment Sales Company, Plaintiffs, vs. International Ladies' Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) and all members of said union as defendants in this class action.
U.S. Attorney's report on Sam Brenner, Inmate #53427, recording Brenner's defense attorney, summarizing the charges, and noting the sentences imposed on his codefendants. The report recommends parole when eligible, and Judge Merrill E. Otis signed off in agreement. Brenner was sentenced to one year and three months in the U.S.
Letters in support of Chester J. McKaughan's early release in Criminal Case No. 14114: United States vs. Joe Lawless, Chester J. McKaughan, Gilbert Hunt, Leo Felix Lippert, Rossen Lowe, alias Ross L. Lowe, Leota Forest Bell, Anna Ruble, Mary Ernest, and Martha J. Baldwin, Defendants.
Record of court commitment for John Luteran, Inmate #52956, including arrest and sentencing dates and actions of the parole board in his case. Luteran was sentenced to three years in the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth after being convicted of conspiracy to deprive voters of their rights.
Eight line graphs that display the hourly earnings of Donnelly Garment Company employees in relation to other national garment companies in early 1937. These companies include the Apex Dress Co., Action Dress Inc., Philip Zahn & Co., Samax Dress Co., Max Wiesen, Inc., Famous Dress Co., Haas and Bernstein, and Rudy Dress Co..
Tillie Shirley's affidavit in Equity Case No. 2924: Donnelly Garment Company and Donnelly Garment Sales Company, Plaintiffs, vs. International Ladies' Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) and all members of said union as defendants in this class action.
List of authorized correspondents for Ernest Williams, Inmate #53428, which lists his parents, wife, and daughter and their mailing addresses. Williams was sentenced to one year and one day in the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth after being convicted of conspiracy to deprive voters of their rights in Kansas City, Missouri.
Indictment for Criminal Case No. 14567: United States vs. Thomas J. Pendergast, Defendant. In this indictment, the defendant is charged with income tax fraud for the calendar years 1935 and 1936. Pendergast reported $117,378.41 in gross income in 1936 while the true figure was $441,115.33.
Partial admission summary of John T. Little, Inmate #52961, which includes a neuropsychiatric report noting his intelligence and health, and makes custody and education recommendations for his sentence. Little was sentenced to two years in the U.S.