Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 [Sentence commutation for Charles Manfri, convicted of selling heroin in New Jersey 19 December 1918, and sentenced to four years imprisonment]

GLC01622

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GLC#
GLC01622
Type
Documents
Date
6 March 1920
Author/Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Title
[Sentence commutation for Charles Manfri, convicted of selling heroin in New Jersey 19 December 1918, and sentenced to four years imprisonment]
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 18 cm
Primary time period
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Sub-Era
The Roaring Twenties

Charles Manfri, alias Charles Mansfield, was convicted of violating the Harrison Anti-Narcotic Act in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey and sentenced to four years in the State penitentiary in Baltimore, Maryland. Wilson commuted his sentence to end April 3, 1920 and signed in purple pencil, no reason given for clemency. Countersigned by A. Mitchell Palmer. Printed document with blanks filled with type.

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