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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04549 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Presidential commutation of the sentence of Otto Bruno Reichelt, convicted of violating the Espionage Act on 4 October 1918 |
| Date | 22 April 1919 |
| Author | Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Government document |
| Content Description | Reichelt was convicted in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey, for violation of the Espionage Act of June 15, 1917, and sentenced to eight years in the State Penitentiary at Baltimore, Maryland. Wilson commuted his sentence to end at once, no reason given for clemency. Countersigned by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. Printed document with blanks filled in with type. |
| Subjects | President Government and Civics Law Pardon Prisoner Spying World War I Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) Palmer, Alexander Mitchell (1872-1936) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | World War I; The Presidency; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |