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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06598 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1910s |
| Title | Sentence commutation for Fernando Robert Edward Ludicke, convicted for violating the Espionage Act on 18 September 1918 |
| Date | 22 April 1919 |
| Author | Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Government document |
| Content Description | Fernando Ludicke, alias Robert Edwards, was convicted of violating the espionage Act of June 15, 1917 in the U.S. District Court of Western Pennsylvania and sentenced to 18 months to be served in the Maryland State Penitentiary at Baltimore, Maryland. Wilson commuted his sentence to expire immediately; no reason given. Countersigned by A. Mitchell. Printed document with blanks filled in with type. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Government and Civics Law Spying Prisoner |
| People | Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) Palmer, Alexander Mitchell (1872-1936) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | World War I; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| 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 |